I took these photos from roadside using my zoom lens - there were "No Trespassing" signs are posted.
Below are before photos I took on June 19, 2005.
See January 14, 2014 post on this blog...
Showing posts with label Wilmot Valley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wilmot Valley. Show all posts
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Rolling Bank Cottage, Wilmot Valley - Demolished
I nearly drove off the Blue Shank Road earlier this week when I looked towards the Taylor Road and saw this mid-1800's cross-gabled house reduced to a huge pile of debris!!!
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Taylor Road, Wilmot Valley
I was in Summerside the other day - instead of taking the Blue Shank Road home I went to the other side of the Wilmot River and took the Taylor Road. Here's a few photos of some interesting old places on that road...
The house below is on the west end of the Taylor Road, bordering on the Wilmot River. The images below are the front / south facing side of the house.
This house has beautiful detailing of trim and eave bracketing. The front features a projecting dormer with entry below and two square bay windows. A kitchen wing with west facing verandah is to the rear/north of the house.
The large two storey house below is up the road eastward from the house above. You can see the Wilmot River behind the house - the white house is across the river on the Blue Shank Road.
Below: Valley View Farm
The farm is located on the south side of Taylor Road, closer to the end towards MacMurdo Road.
Here's some other views of the property - great old buildings!
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Doull-Clark "Rolling Bank Cottage", Wilmot Valley
I've been noticing this old house for many years as I travel the Blue Shank Road between central and western P.E.I. The house is set not far off Blue Shank Road on the MacMurdo Road (Route 120) in Wilmot Valley. The house is situated on the east side of MacMurdo Road with the Wilmot River below/south of the house.
Today I finally stopped to take a few photos with my smart phone - the real camera was at home.
The house was built by George Doull about 1850. George was a carriage maker - the 1861 Census taker notes that he had a shop near Rolling Bank Cottage and had made four carriages. Later Doull moved to Summerside where he became known as a fine furniture builder. Wm. Charles Clark (and Margaret Lefurgey) bought the house from the Doulls. The Clarks had eleven children. The following information cf.
This house is in the "cross-gable" design which has a front gable who's eaves reach across from side-to-side of the front of the house to meet with the main house end gables.
The Meachams's 1880 Atlas of Prince Edward Island shows this property belonging to Charles Clark with 100 acres.
The Cumins 1928 Atlas of Prince Edward Island shows this property belonging to Fred Clark with 90 acres. Married to Ethel Walker with eight children.
Today the house remains in the Clark family.
Today I finally stopped to take a few photos with my smart phone - the real camera was at home.
The house was built by George Doull about 1850. George was a carriage maker - the 1861 Census taker notes that he had a shop near Rolling Bank Cottage and had made four carriages. Later Doull moved to Summerside where he became known as a fine furniture builder. Wm. Charles Clark (and Margaret Lefurgey) bought the house from the Doulls. The Clarks had eleven children. The following information cf.
This house is in the "cross-gable" design which has a front gable who's eaves reach across from side-to-side of the front of the house to meet with the main house end gables.
The Meachams's 1880 Atlas of Prince Edward Island shows this property belonging to Charles Clark with 100 acres.
The Cumins 1928 Atlas of Prince Edward Island shows this property belonging to Fred Clark with 90 acres. Married to Ethel Walker with eight children.
Today the house remains in the Clark family.
Above: the Wilmot River to the left - to the right is the south yard of the house.
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