AVON RIVER HERITAGE CENTRE
  • About
    • Avon River Heritage Society
    • Artifacts & Archives
    • The Avon River
    • Meet the People in our Neighbourhood >
      • Dawn Allen, August 21st, 2020
      • Sara Beanlands, July 22nd, 2021
      • Carolyn Connors, July 30th, 2020
      • Carolyn Connors, July 21st, 2021
      • Louis Coutinho, August 13th, 2020
      • Sean Coutinho, January 13th, 2021
      • Eva Evans, July 24th, 2020
      • Elizabeth Ferguson, July 27th, 2020
      • Nicholas Hughes, August 6th, 2020
      • Olwynn Hughes, August 11th, 2020
      • Kim Lake, January 18th & 21st, 2021
      • Trudy Lake, March 13th, 2022
      • Raymond Parker, August 12th, 2020
      • Raymond Parker, July 7th, 2021
      • Zacchary Paul, August 21st, 2021
      • Tacha Reed, August 27th, 2020
      • Allen Shaw, January 18th, 2021
      • Carolyn vanGurp, July 16th, 2020
      • Abraham Zebian, August 24th, 2020
    • Avondale Walking Tour
    • Fundraising
  • History
    • Natural History >
      • Highest Tides in the World
      • Tidal Bore
      • Avon Peninsula Ecology
      • Birds of the Avon
      • Marine and Freshwater Species of the Avon
      • Karst Environment
      • Gypsum
      • Avon Peninsula Watershed Preservation Society >
        • Avon Peninsula Watershed Preservation Society, Interview with President, Raymond Parker
        • Avon-Shore Seed Library
    • Mi'kmaq >
      • Mi'kmaq Birch Bark Canoes
      • Mi'kmaq of the Avon River >
        • Treaty Truckhouse 2 & Zacchary Paul
    • The Coming of the Europeans
    • The North American Colonies
    • Acadians >
      • Pisiquit
      • Acadians of the Avon River >
        • Babin
        • Breau
        • Cheverie
        • Forest
        • Landry
        • LeBlanc
        • Rivest
        • Thibodeau
        • Trahan
        • Vincent
        • Other Families
      • Village Thibodeau (Poplar Grove)
      • Acadian Families After Expulsion >
        • Broussard
        • Brun
        • Comeau
        • Deveau
        • Girouard
        • Johnson
        • Leger
        • Pellerin
        • Poitier
        • Robicheau
        • Suret
    • New England Planters >
      • New England Planters in Avondale >
        • Genealogy
        • Samuel Bentley
        • Benjamin Borden
        • John Chambers
        • James and John Harvie
        • Caleb Lake
        • James and Lydia Mosher
        • Nathaniel Reynolds
        • Benjamin Sanford
        • James Smith
        • Henry Tucker
        • James Weedon
    • Loyalists
    • African Nova Scotians
    • The Avondale School
    • Avondale Wharf & The Landing
    • The Avon Spirit
    • Community Orchard
    • Edmund McCarthy
    • Golden Age of Sail >
      • The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Sail in Newport
      • The Mosher Shipyards
      • Sailing Ships, Sugar, and Salt
      • Vessels of the Avon River
      • Shipbuilding Process
      • Shipbuilding Tools
      • Ship Directories
      • Kings Wharf
      • The Hamburg >
        • Obituary Capt. Andrew B. Coldwell
        • The Hamburg and Alice Coalfleet’s Diary
      • Captain George Richard Mounce Sr
      • Annie Armstrong Mounce Correspondence 1875-1892
      • Captain Daniel William Dexter & The Emma Payzant >
        • Captain Daniel William Dexter and Family, Interview with Debbie Siler, July 21st, 2021
        • Diary of Sarah Dexter, 1892-1893
      • The Rotundus
    • Local Home Histories >
      • 28 Chip Hill Road
      • 51 Avondale Road
      • 38 Avondale Road: The Clifford Mosher House
      • 58 Avondale Road
      • 60 Avondale Cross Road
      • 71 Avondale Road: The John A. Harvie House
      • 354 Belmont Road: The Yellow House
      • 603 Belmont Road: Wallace Point
      • 801 Avondale Road
      • The Acadia House
      • The Avondale Church
      • The Avondale Parsonage
      • The Church Farm
      • The Fred Robart House
      • The Henry Lyon House
      • The House Across From The Church
      • The John E.F. Mosher House
      • The Knowles Homestead
      • The Mounce Mansions >
        • Captain George R. Mounce House
        • The Thomas A. Mounce House (Honeymoon House) >
          • Interior of the Honeymoon House
      • The Mrs. Dunham Hotel
      • The Old Newton Mosher House
      • The Old Stone House >
        • The Mystery of the Fieldstone House
      • The Roley Mosher House
      • The W.H. Mosher House
  • Arts & Culture
    • Artists Landing Art Gallery >
      • Paul Edmond Solo Exhibition
      • Sean Benton Solo Exhibition
      • Avon Photography Club Group Exhibition
      • Avon River UNFRAMED Group Exhibition
    • Avondale Wharf Day
    • Full Circle Festival >
      • Sofa Sundays
      • Solstice Market
    • The Great Little Art Show >
      • Great Little Art Show 2021 - Artists
      • Great Little Art Show 2021 - Artwork
      • Great Little Art Show 2022 - Artists
      • Great Little Art Show 2022 - Artwork
      • Great Little Art Show 2023
      • Great Little Art Show 2024 - Artists
      • Great Little Art Show 2024 - Artwork
      • Great Little Art Show 2025 - Artists
      • Great Little Art Show 2025 - Artwork
    • Honey Harvest Festival
    • Open Studio
    • Fraud Lewis Painting Workshops
  • Events Calendar
  • Planters Sea Chest Gift Shop
  • Lydia & Sally Cafe
  • Venue Rentals
  • Volunteer and Employment Opportunities
    • Summer Employment Opportunities
    • Volunteer Teams
    • New Horizons for Seniors
  • How to find us!
354 Belmont Road: The Yellow House

The Yellow House, although now pained white with yellow trim, was once a landmark for giving directions in Avondale. People would often tell visitors that they lived a certain distance from the yellow house due to its distinct colour and location. Although the exact date of construction is unknown, it is estimated to have been built in the 1830’s.

George Mosher, a shipbuilder and sailor, built the house for his lady love whom he planned on marrying. While he was away at sea, she had “loved another” so when he returned home and discovered this, he sold the house without even living there.

Over the next several decades, the house was rented out to various people who contributed to the history of the area. For several generations, the Withrow family lived in the house until it was eventually sold to Carl and Debbie Siler. In November of 1984, the Sliers sold the house to its current owner, Glen and Patricia Parker (nee Mosher).

The Yellow House remains in essentially the same state as it was when originally built. None of the rooms have been cut up for additions, the softwood plank floors are still in good condition and many of the rooms still possess their original plaster walls and ceilings. The only major changes were: the addition of indoor plumbing in the 1960’s and the construction of a new foundation in the 1970’s.

As with many properties in the area, the one-acre lot has a number of mature apple, pear and cherry fruit trees. There is also an expensive lawn which receives meticulous care from its owners, continuing the legacy of the famous Yellow House.


La Maison Jaune, même si c’est maintenant peinturer blanche avec les moulures jaunes, était une fois un monument pour donner les directions en Avondale. Les personnes ont souvent dit aux visiteurs qu’ils vivent une certaine distance de la maison jaune à cause de ces couleurs et location distincts. Bien que la date de construction précis est inconnu, c’est estimé d’étais construit pendant les 1830’s.   
 
George Mosher, un constructeur de navires et un marin, a construit la maison pour son amour qui il planifiait à  marier. Quand il été parti en mer, elle avait trouvé quelqu’un d’autre alors quand il a retourné chez-lui et a le découvert, il a vendu la maison sans encore vivant dedans.    
 
Pendant les plusieurs prochaines décennies, la maison était loué d’une variété de personnes qui ont contribué à l’histoire de l’endroit. Pour plusieurs générations, la famille Withrow a vécu dans la maison jusqu’à il était éventuellement vendu au Carl et Debbie Siler. En le novembre de 1984, les Silers ont vendu la maison à son propriétaire actuel, Glen et Patricia Parker (née Mosher).       
 
La Maison Jaune reste à essentiellement le même état que quand il était construit à l’origine. Aucun des chambres était coupé pour les additions, le sol planché en bois tendre sont encore en le bon état et beaucoup des chambres encore ont leur murs et plafonds en plâtre originaux. Les seuls changements majeurs l’addition la plomberie à l’intérieure en les 1960’s et la construction des nouvelles fondations en les 1970’s.
 
Comme plusieurs propriétés dans la région, la parcelle d’un hectare a un nombre d’arbres mûr de pomme, poire et cerise. Il y a aussi un gazon cher qui reçoit l’entretenu méticuleux de ses propriétaires, continuant l’héritage de la Maison Jaune célèbre.



Avon River Heritage & Culture Centre, 17 Belmont Road, Avondale/Newport Landing, West Hants, Nova Scotia, B0N 2A0
Email us at [email protected]
Telephone us, May through October, at (902) 757-1718

We acknowledge that we are in “Pesegitk”, named by the Mi’kmaq people, to highlight its uniqueness as the place where the river  “flows split-wise”.
​We are grateful to the stewards of this land who came before us to create this village and heritage centre we all benefit from being a part of.


The Avon River Heritage Society would like to thank the Municipality of West Hants and the Province of Nova Scotia for their generous support.

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