Judge DesBrisay's  “Ivy Banks"

Out of all of Bridgewater’s notable citizens of yesteryear, a convincing argument can be made that Mather Byles DesBrisay is far above any other in terms of continued recognition. His name lives on even today through the efforts of the DesBrisay Museum, whose collection he started many years ago.

Fletcher B. Wade's House

One of the most flamboyant and intricately decorated houses in Bridgewater is 45 Pleasant Street – formerly home of the Pleasant Rest Home. Though F. B. Wade – one of Bridgewater’s most prominent citizens at the time – owned it for only 13 years of its approximately 133 year history, he played such a part in the house’s decoration that it is still sometimes called the “Wade House”.

The Old Courthouse and Town Hall

With the opening of the new Lunenburg County Justice Centre, the final chapter of one of Bridgewater’s most controversial buildings – the Courthouse on Pleasant Street – will come to a close. Its construction and the ultimate location of court facilities in Bridgewater caused great debate at the close of the 19th century.