Wolfe Island Old Houses 6

This page is for photos and information on some of Wolfe Islands
older houses and buildings ie barns, shed etc..

See other pages for churches, townhall etc on Main Island Photos page.

For more old Island houses see various chapters of the online
Wolfe Island Past and Present book

May 13 2003 visit to Wolfe Island Photos

All photos taken by Jen Wylie. Big thank yous to Chris Morrell for driving and taking notes-we had a great time!
I will give as much detail as possible where the house was found. Please let me know if you see any errors in the info on the buildings. Please email me with the history, or any information, on any of the following houses and barns. Thank you!

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Leander Street, Civic #27, Marysville

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Leander Street, Civic #29, Marysville

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Leander Street, Civic #?, Marysville

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Street? Marysville

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2 old houses
Street? Marysville

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Center Street and Main, Marysville
From Pat McAvoy-Costin-semail 2004:
"McAvoy House
This is the former McAvoy home. The family most likely rented the
home as early as 1851. They purchased the home in 1866 from John
Hitchcock and wife. The house is right next to the Wolfe Island Post
Office which was once the site of Patrick McAvoy’s blacksmith shop.
They may have sold the home when they bought a farm at
Concession 8-2 SBL on Wolfe Island—but family members kept
buying the property back. Catherine McAvoy, Patrick’s widow,
re-purchased the home in 1890. Over the years, it was owned by
Frederick McAvoy and then Joseph McAvoy—who died in 1935.
It was sold after Joseph’s death to settle his estate.
Nine years later in 1944, Mildred McAvoy, a resident of Brownville, NY
and a granddaughter of Catherine McAvoy, purchased the home
for $44.77 (back taxes) from the County of Frontenac. Sharon O’Shea
Hogan, the Wolfe Island librarian, lived in the house as a child
and told me Mildred McAvoy rented the home to her family.
The Robert Janzer family bought the home in 1952 and still owns it
today. I got the rest of the information from the Kingston Land Office."

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LaRush House
Oldest house on the Island
Just off Main Street on the water by Pizza Parlor, Marysville

The Islands: Wolfe Island Old Houses 6