Lunenburg is a UNESCO World Heritage Site largely because of its 18th and 19th century houses and its working waterfront. Here are a few of the houses that stand out in this small town.    (Photos & text by Jackie Queen, a Lunenburg friend and ex pat Scot)

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The Zwicker house, built about 1830, was originally designed in the Georgian style, with a hipped roof, 5 bay fenestration, a small dormer in the roof, and a large bracketed canopy over the door. Before 1879, the building was Victorianized, and the 6 over 6 windows were replaced with 2 over 2 windows, and the dormer was extended and joined with a projecting central front piece that is still visible today.  Today this building is an Inn and Restaurant.
This house dates from around 1848. It has a large Gothic dormer with a double round-headed dormer window. A central classically trimmed doorway has two 6 over 6 windows on either side 
Built around 1804, the Lennox Tavern was another Georgian design. There are no elaborate roofs or decorative trims here. 
This house was built by Benjamin Knock about 1890. It is hip roofed and has double projecting bay windows at the front. The sloping roofs between the upper and lower bays are covered in decorative diamond patterned shingles. 
Next door to the above house is this building which was used as a cobbler's shop until the 1940′s. 
This house was built around 1880, with its mansard roof, round headed windows and pedimented dormer. 
Built on a massive stone foundation, the post and beam plank wall structure is designed in the style of the late Georgian period. The central doorway has ornamented side and transom windows. 
This house was probably built about 1840 
This house was the home of the first Mayor of Lunenburg, Augustus Wolff. It has a centrally projecting dormer flanked by 2 smaller dormers. The dormers all have 2-tiered roofs and round headed windows. The central dormer has fret work on its lower edge over the main door.` 
The John Heckman house was probably built about 1800. The dormer window was probably added at a later date. 
The Kaulbach house has a mansard roof with small second storey, peaked, dormer windows. An extended dormer, with a bell cast tower roof and attic dormers, projects over the lower porch. Cornices at the doors and windows are all accented by dark paint. ‘Kaulbach’ is inscribed in the steps that lead to the front door. 
This house is probably the oldest in the town, dating possibly 1761. The small dormers that once flanked the main one have been removed. Original windows have been replaced by a large double leafed door and multipaned window, probably when the house was used as the town’s Customs Office. 
This building is now home to the Lunenburg Art Gallery. It was built around 1800. The original 5 bay windows are still intact in the 2nd storey, and the main doorway has a classical trim. 

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