Grand Bank
The Town of
A rich & proud history with a promising future!
Harris House
Chronology
1879 - George C. Harris born in Grand Bank
1881 - Samuel Harris takes the first Grand Bank schooner, the George C. Harris, to the Grand
Banks fishery.
1886 - Samuel Harris Ltd. formed
1908 - Samuel Harris builds house for son George C. and Charlotte
1914 - George C. Harris becomes managing director of Samuel Harris Ltd.
1922 - Samuel Harris Ltd. in receivership and declares bankruptcy
1930 - Waterfront fire damages facade of George C. Harris House
1954 - Deaths of George C. and Charlotte Harris
1955 - Fresh plant opens; owner Hazen Russell purchases Harris property
for use as a staff house.
1974 - Lake Group purchases fish plant and Harris property
1984 - Ownership of plant and property transferred to Fishery Products International
1986 - Formation of Grand Bank Heritage Society
1992 - Fishery Products International closes Grand Bank operation; ownership of the Harris property is transferred to the Town
1993 – The House is leased by the Grand Bank Heritage Society for use as a museum. Beginning of the restoration process. Designation of the George C. Harris House as a registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador
1994 - Grand Bank Heritage Society presented with the Manning Award for excellence in the Public Presentation of Historic Places by the Newfoundland Historic Parks Association for restoration work on the George C. Harris House
1996 - Southcott Award