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now stands. Previous to this for a few years a small building which stood about where the Royal Bank of Canada now is was used for a market. At this time there was a Methodist meeting house on Richmond street back of London House and a Catholic church was built near the site of the present cathedral. When the last wooden chapel was erected the small one was removed to a piece of ground near by where for many years it was used as a school house. The old kirk in 1820 was the fourth church erected in Charlottetown and was considered at that time a very fine building. These were all the public buildings in the city up to 1830. At this date there were about three hun- dred and fifty houses and three thou— sand inhabitants. From 1830 to I85 5, when the town was incorporated, the provin- cial building was finished. Also the Epis- copal. church that stood near where the present one stands. The Government house, the last Catholic chapel on Great George street, the Methodist chapel on Prince street (and afterwards the brick church), the free church at the head of Prince street, Zion church and the Baptist. The First Baptist church was at the head of Prince street but was afterWards moved to Great George streen‘next the Merchants’ Bank building and the free church was put up in its place. It may be interesting to mention the various residents of the different governors before the official residence was completed. Gov- ernor Patterson on his arrival first resided at Fort Amherst then removed to a house on Queen street. Governor Fanning occupied the whole block within Great George, Prince, Richmond and Sidney streets, having his mansion erected upon the south corner, which would be about opposite the Metho- dist church, the remainder of the block being

an orchard and garden. After the house was destroyed by fire in 1850 the land was sold in building lots. Governor Des Barres resided in the common west of the brook at Spring Park. Governor Smith, with his family, chose his quarters in the Barracks. and ready for the first term of his administration, made the Barracks his home, but a stately edifice was erected for him at Holland’s Grove, Fitzroy street. Govern- or Young, on his arrival, also selected the same place, where he lived until Govem- ment House was completed when he became

its first occupant. Among the earliest schools established

was one taught by Mr. Alexander Rich- ardson about the year 1780. This school was held at St. John’s Coffee House, which stood on the corner of Queen and Dorchester streets where the Duncan building now is. Mrs. Bulpit, wife of the Rev. John Bulpit, the first Methodist preacher, opened a school about 1810 and it was kept for many years. Her granddaughter, Mrs. Edward Robertson, taught in the same house which was the Methodist parsonage, at that time situated back of the London house near the church. This was the first school in Charlottetown taught by a lady. In 1820 Mr. Creamer, grandfather of Mr. Henry Harvey taught in a house which stood on the site where Dr. S. R. Jenkins now lives on Grafton street. Alexander Brown, before taking a situation in the Cen- tral Academy, had a private school about 1824. At this time the British Government allowed a certain sum each year to be ex- pended for educational purposes. In ad- dition to these schools Mr. and Mrs. Hub- bard kept in St. Paul’s school room what would now be called a kindergarten, then called the infant school. In the session of