Bloomfield House

On our first investigation today we decided to see if Bloomfield House at 2130 Fuller Terrace, Halifax was still standing.  It was built in 1836 and Mayor Hugh Bell once lived there (was Bell Road named after him?).  The photo below was taken around 1967:

On our travels we met some of the local wildlife...

and spotted a pink Cadillac which is always photoworthy.

The house is definitely still standing though it looks a little different from the old photograph and has an intimidating-looking fence around two sides of the property (it is completely open in the back so the fence's usefulness is questionable).  Many of the windows were broken and the place looked like it was badly in need of care - can it be saved?

Apparently it was a Pentecostal church until recently and hosted many community events until it was sold in 2009 to a private owner who planned to develop it.  According to an article we found on CBC's website there was an uproar from the community which may lead to its demolition anyway, considering the state of neglect we found it in today.

On the way home we admired the art deco style of the radio station on Agricola Street and wondered if it was built that way specifically to house a station since it looks like a radio... perhaps we'll find out.