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Matthews-Redmond House, Alberton
Below is the former Gerald Redmond House on Main Street, Alberton - the house has been long abandoned, owned by relatives away. Some older Alberton residents recall this being a Matthews...
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Rolling Bank Cottage, Wilmot Valley - Demolished
I nearly drove off the Blue Shank Road earlier this week when I looked towards the Taylor Road and saw this mid-1800's cross-gabled house reduced to a huge pile of debris!!! I took these...
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Heritage Canada National Trust Conference in Charlottetown
The annual national conference for Heritage Canada National Trust is being held at the Confederation Center of the Arts in Charlottetown this week. Check-out their website for more...
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Day Trip to Eastern Prince Edward Island
I went to Souris yesterday to see a client - the weather was so great I left early and took the long way there through St. Andrews, Green Meadows, Bridgetown, Bay Fortune, etc. Below are photos I...
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Fire destroys Carpenter's Shed at Green Park Ship Building Museum & Yeo House
Arson is suspected as investigators continue to search though what remains of the Carpenter's Shed at Green Park Ship Building Museum & Yeo House. Below is an article which appeared on...
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Boulter House, O'Leary Corner, destroyed by Control Burn
Last evening the old Boulter house was destroyed by a "control burn" by the local fire department. It has not been lived in for more than 50 years. The house is located not far from O'Leary...
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Belcourt Centre, Rustico - to be demolished?
There has been much discussion lately about the future of the Belcourt Centre in Rustico - there's been some misinformation circulating about the history of the building. The following...
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Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel Église
Recently a friend and I were talking about this church - our conversation prompted me to take a side trip to photograph it earlier this week on my regular trek to western P.E.I. Many Catholic...
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Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel Rectory
Further to my previous post of Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel Parish Church, here are photos of the Parish Rectory, designed by arhitect R.P. Lemay in 1902 ( cf. Historic Houses of P.E.I. by H.M.Scott...
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Parish House, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 1903
The following is further information to the previous post about the parish house at Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel. Thanks to Georges Arsenault for the sending along the following article published...
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Moore Farmstead, Milton
Two weeks ago I photographed this old house when I heard of the passing of 89-year-old John Milton Moore on Halloween day. He was born in 1925 and the son of Henry "Harry" and Annie (Munroe)...
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Easton-Mahar House, Georgetown
I just came across this house for sale in Georgetown. Here's the listing below. Noted as being one of ten classified heritage houses in Georgetown.http://propertyguys.com/property/index/id/23178...
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Former Hunter River United Church Manse for Sale
A few weeks ago the Smith's listed their home for sale - it's located in the Village of Hunter River on Bagnall's Pond. Here's the real estate...
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Corner of Haviland & Water Streets, Charlottetown
Last Friday I was in Charlottetown and took these photos of the two historic buildings at the corner of Haviland and Water Streets. The large white house at 2 Haviland Street was finished in...
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Leard's Grist Mill, Coleman - storm flooding!
These images were taken at Leard's Grist Mill and Pond yesterday morning by CBC PEI's Steve Bruce. Photos cf. CBC PEI Facebook page. The structure was strongly built - I'm confident it will...
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Cape Bear Lighthouse is moving today
The front page of The Guardian newspaper this morning tells today is the day Cape Bear Lighthouse is moving to its new location at Murray Head ( approx. distance 7km /4 mi ) - the most south...
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Cape Bear Lighthouse, safely moved away from the cliffs
After ten years of discussing the urgency to move Cape Bear Lighthouse, it has happened and the lighthouse is safely away from the steep cliff. Congratulations to the movers and the local...
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Christmas on Prince Edward Island
This is a great book featuring Christmas stories, traditions and photographs of Prince Edward Island. The cover displays two wonderful historic Island buildings on Church Road in Rustico- The...
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Winter Architectural Lecture Series 2015: Bringing Heritage Into the Future
I received this email yesterday from the Institute for Architectural Studies and Conservation of Prince Edward Island ( iiasc.pe@gmail.com ) informing of the upcoming lecture series... The...
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Glenwood Pond and Dam
Here's a nice property at Glenwood Pond and dam in the small rural community of Glenwood at the corner of Route 14 and the Hamilton Rd (Rte. 139). The pond is on the Big Pierre Jacques River -...
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