ra ▁Church ill ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁John ▁W iley ▁Church ill ▁in ▁September , ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁for ▁eight ▁hundred ▁dollars . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Church ills ' ▁ship building ▁business ▁in ▁H ants port ▁took ▁off ▁and ▁gained ▁prom in ence . ▁Once ▁called ▁The ▁C ed ars ▁after ▁the ▁magnific ent ▁ced ar ▁trees ▁on ▁the ▁property , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁a ▁fine ▁example ▁of ▁Victor ian ▁architecture ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ipping ▁Era . ▁John ▁Church ill ▁lived ▁here ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary ▁and ▁two ▁daughters , ▁V io let ▁and ▁Laura , ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁as ▁a ▁Canadian ▁cent enn ial ▁project ; ▁the ▁two ▁rooms ▁up st airs ▁were ▁restored ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁the ▁master ▁bed room ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁original ▁colours ▁and ▁designs ▁were ▁matched ▁for ▁the ▁rest or ations . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁H ants port ▁Sh ip building : ▁ 1 8 4 9 - 1 8 9 3 , ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁P atter son , ▁H ants port : ▁T ug ▁Bo at ▁Publishing , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁" Ch urch ill ▁House " ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Museum ▁Heritage ▁Directory ▁Town ▁of ▁H ants port ▁H ants port ▁Area ▁Historical ▁Society ▁ ▁Category : V ict or ian