[PHOTO] Doucet House, Rustico
Feb. 17th, 2014 10:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rfmcdonaldSouth Rustico's Doucet House is of note in Island history, as noted at HistoricPlaces.ca.
Doucet House was relocated from its original position at Cymbria in the 1980s, and relocated onto the territory of the Farmer's Bank of Rustico, just east of the St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church
The Virtual Museum of Canada has a substantial site examining the history of Doucet House, its restoration, and the smaller artifacts on site. The P.E.I. Heritage Buildings blog also has a post on Doucet House.
The Doucet House is rare example of Acadian vernacular construction in PEI. A dendrochronological study has dated the surviving original wood frame of the building to 1768, making it possibly the oldest dwelling in PEI. The Doucet House is significant to the history of the Acadian population of the province. It was built by local Acadians after the 1763 Treaty of Paris which ended hostility between Britain and France following the Seven Year's War. It originally also served as a focal point for the religious life of the Rustico Acadians. Mass was held in the house by travelling missionary, Father James MacDonald. Its first occupant, Jean Doucet, had even been appointed by the Bishop of Quebec to perform various religious ceremonies due to the shortage of priests in the late 18th Century.
Doucet House was relocated from its original position at Cymbria in the 1980s, and relocated onto the territory of the Farmer's Bank of Rustico, just east of the St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church
The Virtual Museum of Canada has a substantial site examining the history of Doucet House, its restoration, and the smaller artifacts on site. The P.E.I. Heritage Buildings blog also has a post on Doucet House.
