P.E.I. Heritage Buildings: Souris Second-Empire House Demolished

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Souris Second-Empire House Demolished

I was in the Souris area today to see a client - a friend came along with me. While in the Town of Souris I took him up to the corner of High and Prince Streets to show him this amazing second empire style house. It was gone - wow! I couldn't believe it!! I had been recently demolished - with my smart phone I photographed the vacant lot!

After! December 3rd, 2013 / Before: October 6th, 2012

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Last fall I posted a few photos of this house - here's the link...

http://peiheritagebuildings.blogspot.ca/2012/10/souris-and-area.html

Before and After from the front.

Before and After from the rear!

Such a loss!

2 comments:

Chris ReedDecember 4, 2013 at 9:04 PM
Wow no-one could have put some effort into a resto? Trying to think of a nicer term then pathetic to describe this, but nothing's coming to mind.
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AnonymousAugust 20, 2018 at 6:54 PM
heart breaking is what I say
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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.