Grey Gables of PEI

Potato Field

This old farm has been divided up. The field in front belongs to one farm, the house sits on the edge of another. It's pretty far back, and not visible from the road.

It looks as though it is growing right out of the field. This would be more romantic if the tragedy that creates this illusion were not so complete.

Another shot of the house from around what was once a tame evergreen.

One of the bay windows, and a gable with that wonderful camelback window frame that is all over the older PEI and Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia homes.

A closer shot of that same upper floor window.

So why is the house so quaintly short?
The abandonment has not gone well. The supports in the cellar have given way and the bottom floor has buckled under the weight of the top. She's slowly sinking into her cellar.

The corner of the front wall shows some of the damage.

The house's right wall. It looks a lot healthier than it is, but the top floor is pulling back here, also caving in.

Tiny attic window on the left wall peak.

I love the weather guards. Function and style.

Top floor windows. I was hoping for some interior detail to come out in the shot, since it was not possible to go in.

The summer kitchen. I had several shots of the interior here, but they didn't turn out. A lot of vandalism occurred before the floor gave out.

A shed attached to the right side at the back.

The chimney gave under the weight. When it comes down, so will the house.

This shot is right beside the one above. I was shooting through a window. The door at the far wall goes into the side door and then through to the summer kitchen.

Through a window on the right side to the main entry. The stairs to the cellar are on the left. There was no floor in this room.

This is just another shot of the same door into the entryway.

An abandoned car sat at the top of the grassy road in front of the house. I like that the wild rose bushes have claimed it.