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Grafton Street is The Cottage (right), built in 1894 to plans by William Harris as a wedding present to Frank Heartz from his parents. The Cottage is a modest name for such a house, but similar villas being built at New England seaside resorts at the time by millionaires were commonly called cottages, so it was really a pretentious title. In 1914 it was bought by the Premier of Prince Edward Island, J.A Mathieson. Years later his daughters, Mrs Campbell and Mrs. Rogers, turned it into a guest house, renaming it Caroma Lodge, a title concocted out of their married surnames. In recent years the exterior has been splendidly restored by Mr and Mrs Keir Kenny. Note the sunburst ornament in the gables on the Grafion Street side. All now missing is a part of the veranda, removed some years ago to allow more light into the reception rooms. A beautiful arch and a fine "crinoline" staircase were destroyed when the house was for a time subdivided into

apartments.

The Clergy House (left), at 5 Grafton Street, was built to William Harris's plans in 1877 for his pastor at St. Peter's Cathedral, the Rev. George Hodgson. It served not only as a home for him and his curates, but also as a » “ residence for the out-of-town students and teachers of St. Peter's School that operated in association with the Cathedral Ram 1871 to 1932. Father Hodgson died at the age of 44 eight months alter marrying Gertrude Magdalene DesBrisay. She and her four sisters, all widows, took up residence in the house. They were known as "The Holy Family", making their way daily to mass and evensong at All Souls' Chapel, built as a memorial to Father Hodgson and others, many of them their relatives. The house today is divided into apartments, and has lost much of its character by the application of vinyl siding and other poorly informed changes.