P.E.I. Heritage Buildings: Prince Edward Island houses in The Old House Book

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Prince Edward Island houses in The Old House Book

I was going through The Old House Book by Robin Langley Sommer 1999 and came across these two Island properties on page 35.

From the book -

Maritime Charm

...an abandoned farmhouse with shed-roofed dormer on Prince Edward Island (Hazel Grove next to Hunter River) succumbs to the elements, its timber framework buckling under the assaults of wind and weather. Below is a well-kept working farm on the Island (Springbrook on New London Bay), with a steeply gabled houseroof to shed snow and a gambrel-roofed barn.

The Old House Book ISBN 1-55267-967-5

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quiltonJune 2, 2013 at 6:08 PM
I just discovered your blog and love it. I've forwarded a link on to a friend who recently purchased a 100 year old home on the Island near Burlington, and is bringing it new life.
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HERITAGE PRAYER

We keep forgetting all of those who lived before us.

We keep forgetting those who lived and worked in our communities.
We keep forgetting those who prayed and sang hymns in our churches before we were born.
We keep forgetting what our fathers have done for us.
We commit the sin, Lord, of assuming that everything begins with us.

We drink from wells we did not find.
We eat food from farmland we did not develop.
We enjoy freedoms which we have not earned.
We worship in churches which we did not build.
We live in communities we did not establish.
This day, make us grateful for our heritage.

Amen

cf. Cumberland Historic Village, near Ottawa - in the vestibule of Vars Knox United Church -

adapted from a prayer in the old Covenanters' Church - 1804, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia.