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Landfall Cottage is the heart
of the Landfall Trust. It sits on eleven acres along the shores of
Brigus Bay overlooking the Town of Brigus and Conception Bay. The
cottage was built in the late 1700s or early 1800s. It is one of the
last remaining structures of its vintage and is of substantial historical
significance. It was designated a Registered Heritage Structure in
1988 by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador.
For a year and a half, during 1914-15, the cottage was rented to acclaimed
American artist, adventurer and writer Rockwell Kent whose subsequent
fame brought considerable notoriety and attention to the property.
In the 1930s A.E. Harris, an English engineer and gifted artist, owned
and occupied the property. Bradley Jacob Folensbee, Jr. (Jake), of
Seattle, Washington, purchased the property in 1953. He was a dedicated
educator, artist, photographer, writer and musician. Jake’s period
of ownership spanned 50 years; he invested considerably in Landfall’s
preservation and acquired adjoining properties to improve its environmental
protection.
Additional views of the cottage:
path
to cottage kitchen
view 1 kitchen
view 2 bathroom
sitting
room Rockwell
Kent door panels
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