I've been noticing this old house for many years as I travel the Blue Shank Road between central and western P.E.I. The house is set not far off Blue Shank Road on the MacMurdo Road (Route 120) in Wilmost Valley. Situated on the east side of the road with the Wilmost River below the house to the south.
Today I finally stopped to take a few photos with my smart phone - the real camera was at home.
This house is in the "cross-gable" design - possibly built in the 1860's by the Clark family. A cross gable house is a house that has a front gable who's eaves reach across from side-to-side of the front of the house to meet with the main house end gables.
The Meachams's 1880 Atlas of Prince Edward Island shows this property belonging to Charles Clark with 100 acres.
The Cumins 1928 Atlas of Prince Edward Island shows this property belonging to Fred Clark with 90 acres. Married to Ethel Walker with eight children.
Today the house remains in the Clark family.
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Today I finally stopped to take a few photos with my smart phone - the real camera was at home.
This house is in the "cross-gable" design - possibly built in the 1860's by the Clark family. A cross gable house is a house that has a front gable who's eaves reach across from side-to-side of the front of the house to meet with the main house end gables.
The Meachams's 1880 Atlas of Prince Edward Island shows this property belonging to Charles Clark with 100 acres.
The Cumins 1928 Atlas of Prince Edward Island shows this property belonging to Fred Clark with 90 acres. Married to Ethel Walker with eight children.
Today the house remains in the Clark family.
Above: the Wilmot River to the left - to the right is the south yard of the house.
