Road’s End

- The house now owned by Eileen Best in Cardigan, was the summer home of Mrs. James P. McNichol (nee Margaret Donahoe of Roseneath). It was called Road’s End and was built on the site of the Hugh (Lord) MacDonald

home in 1919. The house was constructed of Island sandstone taken from a quarry on

the north bank of the Cardigan River. The roof was slate and there was a brick terrace on the east and north sides. The architect was Mr. Hunter of Charlottetown. Pat, Adrian, and Urban Bradley of St. Theresa’s were the builders.

Dunvegan

Dunegan Mansion

Mary Docherty, of Cardross, married a wealthy American named Paige. They planned to build a house near Mary’s former home, however, before their plan could be carried ,out, Mr. Paige died.

After her husband’s death, Mrs. Paige, with the help of her late husband’s secretary, had the house built. Construction occurred in 1910. Materials were brought by rail to Cardigan from the United States and hauled to the site.

This very large four-storey building had 72 rooms. On the first floor the doors, window casings and walls (to a height of five feet) were made of black walnut. The large fireplaces and the basement were built with bricks from the United States. Water was pumped from a well and stored in a large tank. The water was then piped to the different parts of the house. Gas provided lighting.

A large pool table, brought from the United States on a flat car, was raised by a derrick to the third floor and taken in through a window opening.

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