Place Description
The brick three and one half storey former Convent of Notre Dame des Anges is located in the community of Tignish, PEI, on a treed lot near the historic St. Simon and St. Jude Roman Catholic Church. The registration includes the footprint of the building.
Why is this place important?
The former convent is significant for its Georgian architecture and its association with the religious heritage of the community of Tignish, PEI. The building opened on October 14, 1868 as a convent and girls' school operated by the sisters of the Congregation de Notre Dame of Montreal. This sisterhood had been founded in 1658 in Montreal by Sainte Marguerite Bourgeois. The school later admitted boys as well and continued until January of 1966. The convent continued until 1991. Recently, the building has been restored and opened as the Tignish Heritage Inn.
Source: PEI Heritage Advisory Committee Files
Special Characteristics
The following Georgian elements embody the heritage value of the building:
- the three and one half storey symmetrical facade with evenly placed windows and central entrance door
- the pitched gable roof with eave returns
- the 5 dormer windows on the front facade (a later addition)
- the solid construction of local brick
