5031 - 50A Avenue, Sylvan Lake "The Stone Castle"
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- Fonds / Collection
- Virtue
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Date
- 2014 - 2018
- Accession Number
- 2016.33
- Scope and Content
- Built in 1905 by the Archambault Brothers who were French settlers and stayed until 1915
- Fonds / Collection
- Virtue
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Fonds Number
- 006-95
- Item Number
- 301
- Accession Number
- 2016.33
- Date
- 2014 - 2018
- Physical Description
- Coloured snapshots
- Physical Condition
- Very good, coloured
- History / Biographical
- From a collection of photos of old houses in Sylvan Lake taken by Bunny Virtue
- Name Access
- Bunny Virtue
- Archambault
- Angus McLean
- Emily McLean
- William Spinks
- Evalina Spinks
- Robert Speedie
- Emily Speedie
- N.C. Rathwell
- Christine Rathwell
- Lois Mitchell
- Dan Mitchell
- Merrilee Peterson
- Subject Access
- Historic house
- Stone Castle
- Castle of Dreams
- Gift shop
- Geographic Access
- 5031 - 50A Avenue
- Scope and Content
- Built in 1905 by the Archambault Brothers who were French settlers and stayed until 1915
- 1928: Angus and Emily McLean bought the Castle and the Holbrook house at the present day address, 5035 - 50A Avenue. The McLeans are still listed as owner on a 1939 map
- 1930: William and Evalina Spinks rented the Castle. Gertrude Spinks married Charles Murphy -- see Reflections of Sylvan Lake
- 1932: Robert and Emily Speedie lived in the Castle for 2 years
- 1951: Mrs. N.C. Rathwell (Christine) bought the Castle and lived there until 1965 (in the 1965 Directory)
- Lois and Dan Mitchell
- 1995 - 1998: "Castle of Dreams" gift shop; Merrilee Peterson ran the shop
- Notes
- Location: 50A Avenue
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