Museum team and visitors heading down the beach on horseback.
Uniacke Estate library, shelves of books, red curtains and a large green chair.

Uniacke Estate Museum Park

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Pass through the gated entrance of Uniacke Estate Museum Park and experience part of Nova Scotia’s history. Surrounded by towering old-growth trees, the tranquil lane you’re traveling on winds its way along the historic Halifax-to-Windsor stagecoach route - the province’s first highway. Here, along the peaceful shores of Lake Martha, Richard John Uniacke, Nova Scotia’s Attorney General, built an elegant country estate, a prominent testimony to his accomplishments and prosperity. Enter the doors of the grand old house and discover a place untouched by time, containing original family furnishings, portraits, and personal belongings, set out as they were when Richard John lived there.

Visitors can see family portraits including two rare portraits painted in 1748 by American artist Robert Feke, as well as paintings by Robert Field, and by one of the most famous American colonial portrait painters - John Singleton Copley. Clothing belonging to the Uniackes have also been preserved through the years and as a result, several pieces are on display such as, a silk day dress, leather hand bag, dainty silk shoes and wedding dress possibly worn by Richard John’s first wife, Martha. Richard John’s own waistcoat confirms the stories of Uniacke’s legendary physical stature.

The library contains many of Richard John’s possessions: book collection, desk, his large armchair and some unique ‘gadgets’ he purchased in London. He collected several scientific instruments including a microscope and static electric machine. With these, Uniacke would entertain his guests by making their hair stand on end, generating mild electric shocks and making bells ring.

Location

Uniacke Estate Museum Park, Mount Uniacke
758 #1 Highway
Mt. Uniacke,
Nova Scotia

Date

Always on

Pricing

Regular admission rates apply

Pass through the gated entrance of Uniacke Estate Museum Park and experience part of Nova Scotia’s history. Surrounded by towering old growth trees, the tranquil lane you’re traveling on winds its way along the historic Halifax-to-Windsor stage coach route - the province’s first highway.

Here along the peaceful shores of Lake Martha, Richard John Uniacke, Nova Scotia’s Attorney General, built an elegant country estate, a prominent testimony to his accomplishments and prosperity.

Enter the doors of the grand old house and discover a place untouched by time, containing original family furnishings, portraits and personal belongings, set out as they were when Richard John lived there. Eight interpretive nature trails will help you explore the sprawling 930-hectare estate with its rich natural heritage, historic archeological sites and splendid forests and vistas. You can discover Nova Scotia's rich natural heritage in all seasons.