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Elmbank, 1938

Photograph of Elmbank, Maude Abbott’s home, in winter, black and white. It is a two-storey brick house with a gable roof, two chimneys and a gallery on both floors. There is a wooden fence and a sign marked “HONEY” in front of the house, and many trees on the property.

In 1883, John Joseph Caldwell Abbott purchased Elmbank on behalf of Frances Mary Smith, to allow the Abbott girls to grow up in the heart of the village. Following the death of her grandmother in 1890, Maude took possession of the house and settled her sister there. At that time, the villagers of St. Andrews had adopted the practice of naming their property. Maude’s house was given the nickname Elmbank.