This 21-room mansion was once the summer home of Sir Charles Tupper (1821–1915), who served as premier of Nova Scotia and also as prime minister of Canada. The museum has exhibits on shipbuilding, rumrunning and the former settlement on Partridge Island.
Ottawa House Museum By-the-Sea
Nova Scotia
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