Former St. Anne's Parochial House moved today in Emyvale

     I just heard on CBC Radio's Mainstreet program that the former Parochial House at St. Anne's Parish in Emyvale was moved today.  It was bought by Jean-Serge Gagnon of Fredericton, N.B. and his wife.  The house was moved 1km to their new lot on the Kingston Road.  
     Buildings cannot be moved on Prince Edward Island during the months of July and August due to the extra tourism traffic.  The weather was too wet to move the house earlier this month - they got it moved just in time!
     The 13-room house was built in 1907, designed by well-known Island Architect William C. Harris.  Below are photos from CBC Radio P.E.I. website.  The rear kitchen wing to the house was built sometime in the 1950's according to the new owner.  

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/PEI/ID/2393686915/

Photos from CBC Prince Edward Island website:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=597666233588424&set=pb.151756794846039.-2207520000.1372188300.&type=3&theater

Refer to previous blog post about the house...

http://peiheritagebuildings.blogspot.ca/2012/01/parochial-house-for-sale-st-annes.html

Digitized Architectural Drawings from PEI Archives

          The Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Record Office (PEIPARO) has a great collection of architectural drawings digitized and available online.  See below information, descriptions of the site and a few samples of drawings from their website:

http://www.gov.pe.ca/archives/index.php3?number=1020536&lang=E

Digitized Architectural Plans

            The following selection of architectural plans have been digitized from the holdings of the Public Archives and Records Office. Many of these properties are still standing today and several are registered historic places. Where available, links to the property descriptions in the PEI Historic Places database have been added to this page. To access these descriptions, simply follow the PEI Historic Places link under the property listing. A brief description of each plan on this page can be seen by hovering over the thumbnail images. Click on the thumbnails to see larger versions of the plans.

Alberton Train Station.  Chappell & Hunter, 1904. Acc3607/File 2 

http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/P0002326.jpg

Summerside. 193 Fitzroy Street, proposed MacLennan-Hunt House. W. C. Harris, 1876. Acc33466/HF73.102

http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/P0002304.jpg

Government House, Charlottetown. Isaac Smith, 1834.  Floor plan, 1856. 

Acc3466/HF72.41.3 

http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/P0002264.jpg

Mrs. James P. McNichol garage, Cardigan. Chappell & Hunter, 1919. 

Acc3607/File 120

http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/P0002285.jpg

Third Saint-Phillippe et Saint-Jacques Church, Baie-Egmont

     I was searching for something this morning on Google and came across a website with photos from mostly around the Evangeline area of Prince Edward Island.  Below is a photo I had never seen before and am struck by how much the church resembles two other early Catholic churches on the Island - that of 1838 St. Augustine's Rustico and 1839 St. Patrick's Grand River - see below.

     Troisième église Saint-Philippe et Saint-Jacques, Baie-Egmont. Construite en 1834 alors que le père Sylvain-Éphrem Poirier desservait la paroisse en tant que missionnaire, l’église mesurait 110 par 60 pieds, le sanctuaire non compris. La sacristie mesurait 40 par 30 pieds. L’église pouvait recevoir 1000 personnes. Elle a été démolie en 1922 pour faire place à la quatrième église, qui fut démolie en 2010.
     The third St. Philippe et St. Jacques church, Baie-Egmont. Built in 1834 during the period that father Sylvain-Éphrem Poirier served as missionary, the church was 110 feet long by 60 feet wide, not including the sanctuary. The vestry measured 40 by 30 feet. This church could seat up to 1,000 people. It was demolished in 1922 to make place for the fourth church, which was demolished in 2010.
     Above information and photo cf.  http://acadien.wikia.com/wiki/Troisi%C3%A8me_%C3%A9glise_St-Philippe_et_St-Jacques_/_Third_St._Philip_et_St._Jacques_church,_Baie-Egmont

     Above:  The 1838 St. Augustine Church of Rustico is very similar in design to Saint-Phillippe et Saint-Jacques.  The main church measures 80 feet long by 50 feet wide not including the tower or vestry.  For more information see this blog http://peiheritagebuildings.blogspot.ca/2012/09/1838-st-augustine-roman-catholic-church.html

     Above:  The 1839 St. Patrick's Church of Grand River is very similar in design to Saint-Phillipe et Saint-Jacques and St. Augustine Rustico.  However, it's hard to see the similarity in this image of St. Patricks today.  The original church, built between 1836 and 1844 (consecrated in 1839) was 60 feet long by 40 feet wide.  In 1890 the church was redesigned by well-known Island Architect Wm. C. Harris.  The original plan of the church was enlarged, a new steeple was built; false butresses added and Gothic windows installed on the upper wall in the balcony.   Photos of the original church exist, however, I don't have access to them at this time.

    For more information see this blog 

http://peiheritagebuildings.blogspot.ca/2012/05/painting-chapel-st-patricks-church.html

Kings County Courthouse 1887

     I was up to Georgetown this morning for a meeting - it was a a cold, sunny winter day.  I photographed the old sandstone Courthouse on Kent Street - the main street into town/downtown.

     This building is one of the Island’s best examples of masonry Romanesque Revival.  The Courthouse was designed by renowned Island architect William Critchlow Harris, and is one of the finest buildings in the Province.  It is constructed mainly of Island sandstone which gives its reddish colour.  The contrasting stone (grey Wallace sandstone), quarried and brought over from Nova Scotia, adds to the architectural interest.  The builder was Lemuel A. Wilmot at a cost of $8,000.  Originally the building was facing the opposite direction, but the builder got the plans reversed.  (see the original drawings below).

The cornerstone was placed on July 20, 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. 

     Above information cf. Georgetown Walking Tour brochure – see this blog, http://peiheritagebuildings.blogspot.ca/2011/11/georgetown-walking-tour.html

    The following image of the original Harris drawings come from Historic Places website.

 http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7442

St. John Anglican Church, Crapaud - 1902

     I was out to Crapaud on Saturday past to the 158th Diocesan Church Society of Prince Edward Island Annual Meeting and picked up this little booklet of the Parish's history.

     On page 13 is a brief history of the present church...

     "Rev. A.W. Daniel succeeded Rev. Johnstone in October, 1888 and remained until 1895.  A number of Rectors came and went from hereafter.  At the Annual Meeting held on April 16, 1900, a committee was appointed to solicit funds for the building of a new Church.  The Rev. Charles R. Cumming became Rector in 1901, when the present Church building was completed.

     The Foundation stone of the present St. John's Church was laid on Sept. 9, 1901 by the Venerable T.B. Reagh, Archdeacon of P.E.I. ad Rector of Milton.  The services were conducted by the Rev. C.R. Cumming, Rector, and addresses delivered by the Hon. Sir Louis Davies, K.C.M.G., Mr. Justice Fitzgerald, D.C.L., and Judge Warburton, D.C.L.
     On Sunday, October 1902, the Church was dedicated to the worship of Almighty God by the Right Rev. Frederick Courtney, Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia.  The contractors were Messers. John Lemuel, and Samuel Haslam.  The architect of the building was the late William Harris of Charlottetown.
     The Rev. J.W. Godfrey became Rector in 1906.  The Church was consecrated on Sunday, July 14, 1907 by the Right Rev. Clarendon Lamb Worrell.  The Bishop preached at both morning and evening services on that day.  The services were conducted by the Rector the Rev. J.W. Godfrey.

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http://anglicanchurchcrapaud.com/

     I took this photos of St. John's Church on October 2009 - this is the southeast view - the church his located on the TransCanada Hwy on the east side of Crapaud.

     The photos below were taken on Saturday, Nov. 10th  - it's a challenge to get a good shot of the church as you have to stand in the middle of the highway to get it!!

Below: West/Rear view of Church.

Below: Interior view looking north towards altar.

Below: Winter Photos taken on February 19, 2007

Kelly's Cross

     I was down to the south shore one day last week - here's a few photos I took as I passed through the Kelly's Cross, a community settled in 1840 by Irish Immigrants who built their first church here in 1848.

Above:  The Parochial House at St. Joseph's Parish, Kelly's Cross.  In 1898 the parishioners commissioned Architect William C. Harris to design a new church along with this house.

Above:  Left, present day St. Joseph's built in 1956.  Right:  St. Joseph's built in 1898, designed by W.C. Harris and destroyed by fire in 1914.  (Images c.f. "A Faith Walk: Diocese of Charlottetown" by Rev. Art O'Shea. )  Our Lady of Fatima mission church on the Green Road belonged to this Parish.

Above:  A small center gable style house, across the road from the Parochial House, has an amazingly detailed gable window and interesting window cap detailing.

Above:  A country store used today as an antique shop - open seasonally during the summer tourism season.

Above: A nicely kept center gable style home with picket fence.

Above:  I always admired this house until the vinyl siding and the patio door were installed.  Note the roofline - this old house would have had a lower pitched roof - the owner would have wanted more space upstairs, so they lifted each side of the roof to a steeper pitch and filled-in the difference at the peak as you can see here - the flat area.  This practice was more commonly done to barns which a few samples still remain on Prince Edward Island.

Above:  Typical Island farmstead - abandoned.

Above:  Over the years I often noticed this house and didn't take much interest in it until now that I see the the vinyl siding removed and the original shingle siding exposed.  I always thought this was the front of the house until I got to the hill on the other side of Kelly's Cross, about a kilometer away, and took the photo below - this is the front of the house, a center gable style similar to the blue house above.