Ryan/Garland Property (Trinity)
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The bricks here are all that remain of a fine and substantial Georgian residence built about 1818 by John Bingley Garland. A simple stuccoed house of two-and-a-half storeys with saltbox roof it was not so simple on the interior where mouldings, fireplaces and doors were all finely executed. The ruin now stands as a reminder of the significant structures that Newfoundland has lost through neglect or destruction. The house was preceded by another equally large house, the residence of BeriJamin Lester, Garland's father-in-law. The earlier house, because it had an "M" instead of an inverted "V"-shaped roof, leaked continuously. Built about 1761 it was torn down in 1818 to make way for the brick house. The store was built about 1819 and must have always been one of the highest outport stores in Newfoundland. Set on a brick foundatiori it is a timber-frame construction with the retail and of five section on the main floor, storage and other retail sections on the other floors. The gambrel roof used is characteristic of many of the Newfoundland fishery premises. The interior finish of the store and of fives match that of the Garland house. This building is currently being restored by the Provincial Government as part of a plan to develop the historic resources of Trinity.