Jane's Walk on the Edge: Downtown Eastport & Architect, Henry Black

with Hugh French from Tides Institute and Museum of Art

Saturday, May 6 at 10:00 AM

Estimated duration: One hour

In honor of Jane Jacob’s cross-border life in the U.S. and Canada, this walk will examine the downtown architecture of the border community of Eastport where architect, Henry Black, designed 20 of the 30 late 19th century buildings in the National Register Historic District established in 1982. Black began his career in Boston, then went to Saint John, New Brunswick following its great fire in 1877 and then came to Eastport following its great fire in 1886. Many of the Black designed buildings in Eastport’s downtown were built by New Brunswick craftsmen. Black also designed buildings in Woodstock and St. Andrews, New Brunswick before heading to the Pacific Northwest where he finished his career. Self-guided tours of some of Eastport’s unique features that contribute to its distinctiveness will also be available for pick up.

Accessibility: Free public parking is available near the StudioWorks building on Water Street in downtown Eastport. Depending on the weather, the walk will take place along accessible sidewalks and streets of the downtown. The StudioWorks building is fully accessible.

Starting and ending point: StudioWorks

For questions about this walk, please email janeswalkme@gmail.com.