Monday, December 30, 2013

Gordon-Barbour House, Montrose

     I was out to Montrose the other day and took these photos of the Jack & Kay Barbour home.  The house is located on Rte. 152 leaving Alberton, between Huntley and the Montrose Bridge.
     This large "Fox House" (more commonly known as "Four-Square" style) was built in 1914 for Robert Hudson Gordon, one of the local pioneers of the fox farming industry on Prince Edward Island.  The carpenter was Robert Rankin.  
     The very large (one of the largest in western PEI) 2-1/2 storeys house has a hipped roof complete with large dormers on each side.  There are shallow bay windows and a partial wrap-around verandah with round columns.  This house always been well maintained and today is in excellent condition.
     During the 1930's the house came up for offer and was purchased by Roy Barbour and his family - Roy's son Jack and his family remain here today. 
     The large barn and out-buildings are also in very good condition - always well maintained.  The property is large with mature trees all around.
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2 comments:

  1. creedMay 30, 2020 at 4:22 PM

    This place is for sale nowadays. If it was closer to CTown, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Finding places like this isn't easy.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 9, 2023 at 3:40 PM

    It burned down this morning 🥲 the community is heartbroken

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