What to See and Do?
Location
Young Avenue stretches from Inglis Street to the golden gates at Point Pleasant Drive and Point Pleasant Park in Halifax's South End.
The avenue provides a pleasant stroll past some of Halifax's most beautifully landscaped properties and grand estates with large setbacks from the avenue and boulevard.
Photo: David G. Fountain Mansion (© 2017 Barry Copp)
Nearby
Leading from Young Avenue's golden gates is Halifax's Point Pleasant Park consisting of 75 ha (190 acres) of wooded parkland. Three forts and two naval monuments are located within its boundaries as well as a view of the mouth of Halifax Harbour.
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A walk through the park provides the stroller with vistas of Halifax Harbour, the Northwest Arm, wildlife, plants, trees and a number of interesting harbour defence ruins.
Photo: Point Pleasant Park's Quarry Pond (© 2017 Barry Copp)
Also located nearby on Tower Road, are the former gates of Enos Collins estate, Gorsebrook. Collins was a merchant, shipowner, banker and privateer who amassed a huge profit during the American Civil War. Upon his death in 1871, he was acclaimed as the richest man in Canada. His beautiful Georgian style home was reborn as the Gorsebrook Golf Club and was torn down in 1959 to form part of St. Mary's University campus. This destruction led to the formation of the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia.
Photo: Original gates to Enos Collins' Gorsebrook Estate
There are also a number of significant Heritage Streetscapes in the area.
One is South Park Victorian Streetscape (1263 - 1283 and 1293 South Park Street). South Park Victorian Streetscape includes six grand Second Empire and Queen Anne style houses. The house at corner of Morris and South Park Streets is separated by a non-registered property. The houses are located on one block of South Park Street in Halifax.
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Inglis Heritage Streetscape (5651 - 5691 Inglis Street). It consists of nine houses in the Late Victorian Eclectic style that incorporates various influences, such as Queen Anne and Second Empire styles. These residential buildings are located on a heavily treed block along the north side of Inglis Street between South Park and Lucknow Streets in Halifax.
Tower Victorian Streetscape (1041 - 1105 Tower Road). Tower Victorian Streetscape includes fourteen houses in the Late Victorian Eclectic style. They are located on one-and-a-half blocks of Tower Road; a quiet, narrow street that is heavily treed in the south end of Halifax
Photo: Wayfinding signage on Inglis Street (© 2017 Barry Copp)