The Lordly House Museum is a historic house museum located in the seaside village of Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
About This Site
The Lordly House Museum is a historic house museum located in the seaside village of Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada. It occupies a beautifully restored Georgian-era home built around 1806 that once belonged to Charles Lordly, a prominent merchant and the first municipal clerk of the Municipality of the District of Chester. Inside, visitors experience a glimpse of 19th-century life through period rooms furnished with authentic artifacts and interpretive displays reflecting the region’s social and cultural history. The house itself, with its original fireplaces, parlours, kitchen, dining room and bedrooms, offers insight into the lifestyle of an upper-class family in early Nova Scotia. Surrounded by a park and playground, the museum also forms part of the Chester Municipal Heritage Society’s efforts to preserve and promote local heritage. This location is particularly appealing for travelers interested in maritime history, local culture, and heritage architecture on Nova Scotia’s scenic South Shore.
Connection to Oak Island
In The Curse of Oak Island Season 6, Episode 10 (“Fingers Made of Stone”), the Oak Island research team travels inland to Chester’s Lordly House Museum to consult historical records related to the centuries-old treasure hunt on Oak Island. There they access archival documents, including a 1936 letter from early treasure hunter Gilbert Hedden, which describes an underground wooden structure found at Smith’s Cove on Oak Island. This historic correspondence helps the team deepen their understanding of earlier discoveries and theories about structures and possible water systems on the island. This scene highlights Lordly House Museum not just as a heritage site, but as a real-world repository of local historic Oak Island research materials that have informed some of the show’s investigations.
