IF BUILDINGS could talk
Charles D. Poole Home - Circa 1876 The Jackson Home 601 Main St.
Land Ownership
The land on which the Jackson House was constructed was originally owned by Dr. James Edwin Robertson. He was a graduate of McGill’s faculty of medicine.
In 1865, he began a large practice in Montague Bridge. He later served in the PEI Legislature, and eventually became a member of the Senate.
Poole Home
In 1871, local carpenter and merchant, Charles D. Poole purchased the property from Robertson for thirty pounds. It is assumed that the current house was built in the years immediately after the sale. It remained in the Poole family until 1905, when Margaret Poole sold it to Daniel MacDonald, the Sheriff of Kings County and later the Mayor of Montague.
Inherited Estate
By March 1912, MacDonald gave the home to his daughter, Mary “Addie” MacDonald. She was the wife of Laughlin MacKinnon renowned Montague Furnishing Company. Over the years, the property changed hands a number of times. John and Erma Jackson purchased it in 1968.
Architectural Features
The building has a symmetrical facade, transom window, gable dormers, scallop shingles in the dormers, Lozenge style shingles in the front pediment and an original sandstone foundation.
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