Carter House about 1906.William Samuel Carter,
M.A., LL.D., D.C.D., of loyalist decent. Born at Kingston, N.B. 1858,
died at Fredericton, N.B. 1931. Chief superintendent of education since
1909. Pres. of Senate of New Brunswick University. Pres. of Dominion
Education Association, Pres. of Federated Canadian Club 1911, and
a member of the Kingston Memorial Church.



Carter House 2008, picture by Darlene Love.





Grand Opening, Carter House.





Loyalist Days at Carter House, Photo, by Freeman Patterson, owned by Shirley Short.



Shirley Short on left, one of the founders of Loyalist days, Kingston.






Carter House Shed. Carter House Visit.






View famous Walling Map at Carter House.


Carter House has been a part of the Village of Kingston since 1810.

Carter House built a Heritage Garden several years ago as part of the renovations. Since that time, volunteers have kept it growing, helping out with the weeding and planting. Eleanor Hughes, Barb Davis and their team kept it neat and tidy in 2007. This year, 2008, Darlene Love has taken ownership, and has done weeding, planting, watering and painting of old wheel barrow and smaller containers. Tom Love Jr. stripped down the old wheelbarrow and put on new wood. It looks great. Beth Quigley and Glen Baxter helped out with lawn mowing and cutting back shrubs. Now, Kyle Larabee does the mowing. Tearoom visitors often stroll through the gardens, enjoying the lovely plants as they bloom in turn.

Eleanor Hughes came back from her July travels and worked with Darlene on the gardens, keeping them neat and tidy and renewed. Cut back day was fun in October, with Eleanor, Barb Davis, who worked so hard last year, and Darlene. Judy dropped by and all enjoyed a chat. And so, another season has flown away.





















The Carter House was built by Frances Newman Perkins, a Loyalist from Connecticut, for his son Robert Perkins. The house was eventually passed down to Perkins’ daughter Phoebe and her husband William Pywell, a substantial landholder, innkeeper and lumberman who immigrated to New Brunswick in 1817 from England. In 1855 Pywell sold the house to William A. Carter, a shoemaker. Carter and his wife Mary Jones raised a family of ten children in this home, one of whom, William S. Carter, would later become a prominent figure in his community, and the Chief Superintendent of Education for the province. It is for him that the Carter House is named. In 1964 Peninsula Heritage Inc. purchased Carter House with the intention of preserving and maintaining it for future generations. In the years that followed extensive renovations were undertaken and in 1998 the Carter House Tea Room was opened for business. Since that time it has served not only as an interesting and leisurely stop for travellers and a gathering place for locals, but also a source of summer employment, allowing local students to work close to home and gain valuable experience and knowledge abot their community.
William Carter

My Kingston Peninsula Home

Darlene Love called the paper and asked for an article to be done on Carter House
CARTER HOUSE TEAROOM GETS MORE POPULAR EVERY YEAR ( August 8. 2008 )



On rare occasions, generous folks will open their homes for a good cause. Steve and Coleen Carson and Brad and Colleen Mitchell are the proud owners of a unique heritage summer home that many would love to explore. Glen Lyon, their massive and meticulously preserved home on the Kingston Peninsula at Carter's Point, will be shared with supporters of Peninsula Heritage on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., for a benefit "Soiree." Kingston Peninsula Heritage Inc. is a small but mighty group of volunteers who recognize the value and merits of celebrating and preserving the local heritage of the Kingston Peninsula. The energetic volunteers formed Peninsula Heritage in the early 60s, recognizing the peninsula's wealth of artifacts and structures. They have studied and recorded over 90 homes and landmarks through photographs, local oral histories and research (http://www.kingstonnb.ca/Built Heritage/index.html). They own the Baxter property and the Cedars Lighthouse on Long Reach and operate the John Fisher Memorial Museum and 1810 Carter House at Kingston Corner, which was declared an Historic District in 2000.
It's a special year since it's been a century since Colonel Colin Livingstone constructed the imposing summer retreat, near his native Saint John birthplace, but distant from his American home in urban Washington, D.C., where he became a successful and leading business figure in the last century. It was a destination for many of the "well-connected" Livingstone's numerous colleagues, who trekked to New Brunswick in summers past for respite from the city heat to the tranquil surroundings of the St. John River. The Colonel, the founding president of the Boy Scouts of America who was involved in the ownership of several railways and a bank, and his wife Anna would travel aboard their steamer each June from Washington to Glen Lyon, hosting dignitaries from the U.S. and overseas.
The construction of the 1910 estate was the talk of the peninsula, providing employment for most every tradesman and skilled craftsman for miles around over a period of two years. Not only did they erect the three-storey, eight-bedroom home with servants quarters and rooms on a grand scale, complete with wraparound verandah and modern plumbing, they also built a bath house, ice house, stables, boat house, windmill and other ancillary structures on the large property with the commanding river view.
The Mitchells and Carsons have been careful stewards of the residence, preserving records, artifacts and furniture as much as possible. The 40 X 17 drawing room is oak-panelled and kitchen features a vintage cookstove, highly polished in black and silver. A framed 1910 Saint John Globe newspaper clipping spells out some details of Washington architect N.T. Haller, who designed the colonial home built by local firms with familiar names like Currie Brothers, R.A. Corbett, E.V. Wetmore, H. L McGowan and D. Doyle for $12,000. Top quality materials for "one of the finest summer residences on the River" were supplied by well-known local firms like Murray and Gregory, W.H. Thorne & Co., T. McAvity and Son, MRA's and C. and E. Everett.
Glen Lyon was the name of the saw mill on the adjacent property that was constructed in the early 1800s by a man by the name of MacGregor (who is thought to have been from Glen Lyon in Scotland). By 1854 Colin Livingstone's grandfather, William was the owner of the mill. The Livingstone family sold the property in 1945 to Gwendolyn and Aubrey Turnbull. Turnbull was an engineer with NBTel and converted the house to a year-round residence several years later. The Turnbulls owned the property for 35 years and sold it to Edwin and Nancy Morehouse in 1980. Steve Carson says "Brad Mitchell and I first visited the property in 1988 and after returning several times, acquired the property in 1991." For the Carsons, the property has special significance since they held their wedding reception at Glen Lyon in 1995, a few years later than Derek and Jackie Oland's.
The Soiree will feature tours of the main home, boat and ice houses, string quartet music, refreshments with wine and beer, supplied by Moosehead included in the ticket price of $30. For tickets or information contact: John Fisher Museum 763-2101, Carter House 832-2902, Joan Small 763-2479 or purchase at Enterprise Saint John, 40 King St. & New Brunswick Museum, Market Square.

Community Profile is a weekly column highlighting community causes and work done by non-profit organizations in the Greater Saint John area. It is contributed by Jane Barry, executive director of The Greater Saint John Community Foundation. Contact the foundation at 506-672-8880. To view other Community Profiles go to www.saint-john-foundation.nb.ca.
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KINGSTON - Reflections of Christmases long, long ago will come to life as the 1810 Carter House Heritage Site celebrates the season with an open house.
The festive gathering will also recognize the 200th anniversary of one of the Kingston Peninsula's favourite historic homes.
Beth Quigley, president of the Peninsula Heritage Inc., said the gala birthday party will feature tours, stories and refreshments, all set in the 1800s with a glimpse of the simplicity that was Christmas décor back then.
The open house runs on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Carter House in the heart of Kingston village on Route 845, next to Kingston General Merchants.
"For our open house we will be decorating for Christmas, serving lots of refreshments, including a 200th birthday cake, providing tours, telling stories and just plain old socializing and celebrating," Quigley said.
Admission is free.
Carter House was acquired by the local historical group in 1964.
The organization eventually evolved into Peninsula Heritage Inc. which renovated the house in the late 1970s to preserve the building, and in 1998 the volunteers took the initiative to open the "cottage" to the public as a tea room.
"We have never looked back," Quigley said.
During the summer months Peninsula Heritage operates the 1810 Carter House Tea Room, Gift Shop and Heritage Gardens, which has become a popular destination with many repeat visitors. Upstairs are a public in-house library, textile storage area and the remaining two bedrooms and hall used for displays.
Peninsula Heritage also operates the John Fisher Memorial Museum, located in the basement of Macdonald Consolidated School in Kingston.
The Carter House was built by Frances Newman Perkins, a Loyalist from Connecticut, for his son Robert Perkins. The house was eventually passed down to Perkins' daughter, Phoebe, and her husband William Pywell, a substantial landholder, innkeeper and lumberman who immigrated to New Brunswick in 1817 from England.
In 1855 Pywell sold the house to William A. Carter, a shoemaker. Carter and his wife, Mary Jones, raised a family of 10 children in the home including their son William S. Carter, who would later become a prominent figure in his community and the chief superintendent of education for the province. It is for him that the Carter House is named.



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My Kingston Peninsula Home