Avon River Heritage Society
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      • Dawn Allen, August 21st, 2020
      • Sara Beanlands, July 22nd, 2021
      • Carolyn Connors, July 30th, 2020
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      • Sean Countinho, January 13th, 2021
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    • Natural History >
      • Highest Tides in the World
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        • Avon Peninsula Watershed Preservation Society, Interview with President, Raymond Parker
    • Mi'kmaq >
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        • Treaty Truckhouse 2 & Zacchary Paul
    • The Coming of the Europeans
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      • Village Thibodeau (Poplar Grove)
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      • 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
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      • 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
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        • 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
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        • The Mystery of the Fieldstone House
      • The Roley Mosher House
      • The W.H. Mosher House
    • The Avondale School
    • Golden Age of Sail >
      • The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Sail in Newport
      • The Mosher Shipyards
      • Sailing Ships, Sugar, and Salt
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      • Shipbuilding Process
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      • The Avon Spirit
      • 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
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    • Community Orchard
    • Edmund McCarthy
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      • Great Little Art Show 2022 - Artwork
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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 Society Museum, 17 Belmont Road, Avondale/Newport Landing, Hants County, Nova Scotia, B0N 2A0
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Telephone us, May through October, at (902) 757-1718