Murray 2, Interior Door, Portugal Cove-St. Phillips

This is an indoor cold storage room located in a workhouse on the back of the property. This building was the original fox ranch building. The fox farm dates back to 1898 and operated until approximately 1929. It later reopened in the 1950’s and operated until the early 1960’s. He fixed up the build...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pomeroy, Julie
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Objects
Architecture
building and construction
Buildings
Outbuildings
Root cellars
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_nature/id/510
Description
Summary:This is an indoor cold storage room located in a workhouse on the back of the property. This building was the original fox ranch building. The fox farm dates back to 1898 and operated until approximately 1929. It later reopened in the 1950’s and operated until the early 1960’s. He fixed up the building and made the second floor into a home for his family- no longer lived in. The lower portion of the building is used to store equipment and the freezer room is used for planting materials.

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