The Historic Churches of Prince Edward Island

This volume was first published in 1986, the first in a series of three architectural histories of PEI by the award-winning author, historian and architect H. M. Scott Smith. It is an engaging and thorough look at the origins of religious architecture in Prince Edward Island, tracing its growth until 1914. Featuring the gorgeous photography of Lionel Stevenson, the book describes 41 of the Island’s most prominent historic churches. There is also an informed essay on construction techniques and profiles of the architects and builders of the day, the most prominent of whom was undoubtedly W. C. Harris. Both covers are significant – the front helped to save the featured church from demolition and the back for its photographic splendour.