Old Barn, Huntley

     This old barn will soon be gone - like so many old barns in rural Prince Edward Island.  
     This farm belonged to Will Horne who likely built the barn sometime in the 1930's.  The farm was bought by Ross & Jean Brennan in the early 1970's - they lived here for near a decade.  The property has changed hands a few times over the years.  The barn has been used for storage for near 25 years.
     My father, Wilbert Jeffery, worked here as a young man in the 1940's and 50's - he recalls this barn always being here.
     Will Horne married Mary Gordon, daughter of John Owen and Grace (Riley) Gordon, of the Western Road in Alma.  
     Meacham's 1880 Atlas of Prince Edward Island show this farm belonging to a large section of land (240 acres) of the Estate of Rob't Gordon.  
     Cumin's 1928 Atlas of Prince Edward Island shows William Horne owning 75 acres here.

     Above: the barn north side of the barn which is located on the south side of the Cheese Factory Road in Huntley.  The Cheese Factory Road connects Huntley to Alma. 

      Above/Below:  The northeast corner of the barn.  The metal siding and roofing is being removed in preparation for demolition.

House for Sale, Alberton 1909

     I just came across this ad - interesting description - I don't know this house!

The Charlottetown Guardian, Aug. 14, 1909.  Page 16

For Sale in Alberton

     A house in good repair.  Downstairs, four large rooms and hall, front vestibule, large back porch and six foot piazza (verandah) on three sides of house.  Six bedrooms, two halls and dark room upstairs.  One acre and a half of land in house lot.  Small fruits and cherry trees.  Good water sink and pump in kitchen.   Nine acres of land adjoining will be sold separately.        For further information address - Mrs. James Handrahan, 57 Hillsboro St., Charlottetown or Mrs. Geo. C. Gordon, “Huntley”, Alberton

cf.  Island Newspapers UPEI Robertson Library  www.islandnewspapers.ca

Alf MacRae House, Huntley

     I took these photos of Alfred "Alf" MacRae's Homestead on Christmas Day 1988.  The house had long been abandoned - not long after this photo was taken the house was demolished and a new home was constructed here.

     The property is/was located on the "Cheese Factory Road" (no route number) which takes you from Route 2 in Alma (near HI Paving Plant and Confederation Trail) out to Route 152 in Huntley, not far from the Gordon's Monument and just above the Electric Light Pond.

     The house had great features with the main part of the house displaying a centered bay window with narrow paired windows above; a small under-eave window on the left, probably in a hallway; a verandah on the kitchen wing with a small dormer above; an unusually placed side entrance with portico (likely not original to the house); two brick chimneys and cedar shingles on the walls and roof.