Maison Doucet Hennessy House Bathurst

The Doucet Hennessy House is one of the oldest continuously occupied homes in Bathurst, New Brunswick. The current house which exists today was determined to have been built in 1858 through a scientific analysis of wood samples undertaken by scientists at Mount Allison University's MADLab, which also found that the wooden floors and foundation contained reutilized wood dating back to 1808 and 1811. This ties in with Charles Doucet's acquisition of a land grant from King George III in 1807, as he was required to build a home within five years. Nevertheless, further study is required to determine whether the cellar is the original upon which Charles Doucet's first home was built, circa 1807-1808.