POSTCARD
Date1910
Dimensions13.8 x 8.6 cm
Object numberHF.70.1608.41 A-B
DescriptionRectangular postcard with a colourized image of streetscape. The front of the postcard has red text in the top left of the image which reads: "St. Dunstan's Cathedral and Bishop's Palace / Charlottetown, P.E. Island". The back of the postcard has a handwritten address to the right side for "Everett Ling. / Bungay / P E Island" and message to the left side: "I saw in the star / where you would like to / exchange post-cards so / I thought I would exchange / with you. I have exchanged quite a lot. / through the star. My add. is / Blanche Duck / Pleasant Grove P.E.I". In the top right corner is a green one cent stamp with the profile of King Edward VII. Narrative
St. Dunstan's Cathedral Basilica is a High Victorian Gothic style architectural landmark located at 65 Great George Street, in Charlottetown, PEI. It is the fourth church to be built on the same site and was erected between 1897 and 1907. The Basilica was badly damaged by a fire in 1913 after which both the interior and exterior were redesigned by architects Francois-Xavier Berlinguet and J.M. Hunter. In 1929 the site was consecrated and elevated to the status of Basilica, making it the center of the Roman Catholic church in the Provence. It was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990.
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