Heritage Designation
The Drake House was designated a Registered Heritage Structure on March 27, 2003 by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. The property was designated as a representative example of those buildings that were floated out across Placentia Bay during the resettlement period. The structure is symbolic of that episode of Newfoundland's history, and is commemorative of that time. The building is listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.
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