Happy Homes
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Happy Homes

⁠These illustrations were inspired by the old Victorian homes of Nova Scotia and my lifelong love for our colourful, character-filled houses!⁠

Halifax heritage homes, hand-drawn and recoloured into a grid of bright facades — Nova Scotia architecture prints, stickers and a greeting card.

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About the Halifax Explosion

Halifax Heritage Homes

On December 6, 1917, a munitions ship blew up in Halifax harbour. It was the largest pre- atomic man-made explosion the world had seen. It took out 1,630 homes in the north end and damaged twelve thousand more.

The two North End homes that inspired this collection were built in the early 1900s, predating the Explosion. Both still stand today, just a few blocks apart. One sits on Agricola Street, a Four Sister — four houses in a row, built by a ship’s captain for his four daughters. The other is on North Park Street, a stone’s throw from the Halifax Commons, Canada’s oldest urban park.

A Halifax gift with history.