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Green Gables

Cavendish, CA

Green Gables

Green Gables Heritage Place, located in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, is a 19th-century farm and literary landmark that served as the setting for Lucy Maud Montgomery's 'Anne of Green Gables' novels. The building was initially erected during the 1830s by the MacNeil family, relatives of Montgomer

y, who was born near the homestead. It was expanded during the 1870s and again in 1921, the latter expansion resulting in the building's present L-shape. In 1908, Montgomery published 'Anne of Green Gables', and interest in the property grew over the following decades, especially after the release of a movie based on the novels in 1934. With Green Gables vacant during the 1930s, the government of Canada purchased the property in 1936 as part of a larger effort to develop Prince Edward Island National Park. In 1938, plans to convert the house into a clubhouse for the adjacent golf course were abandoned after public backlash. Following Montgomery's death in 1942, her body was transported from Ontario to Prince Edward Island, with a funeral ceremony held at Green Gables; she is interred in the Cavendish cemetery, adjacent to the property. During the 1950s, the home was furnished with period-appropriate items and used as a historic house. In the 1970s, the building was refurnished and remodelled to resemble the Green Gables depicted in Montgomery's novels, and it was expanded again before significant restorations in 1985, when Parks Canada decided to reflect the novel's depiction. On 1

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