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Constructed circa 1836 this Georgian house was built for William Crane (1785-1853), merchant, politician and business partner of Charles Frederick Allison, founder of Mount Allison University. In 1867, the property passed to Josiah Wood (1843-1927), lawyer, Senator, and Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, 1912-1917. Acquired by Mount Allison University in 1975, Cranewood currently serves as the residence of the University's President. |
| Plaque unveiled 26 May 2002. Funded by the Town of Sackville; co-sponsored by Tantramar Historic Sites and Mount Allison University Cranewood Committee. | |
| For further information on William Crane (1785-1853), see W.C. Milner, History of Sackville New Brunswick (Sackville, N.B.: Tribune Press, 1934), pp. 137-140; Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Vol.VIII, pp. 183, 184. See Cunningham, R., and J.B. Prince, Tamped Clay and Saltmarsh Hay: Artifacts of New Brunswick (Fredericton, N.B.: Brunswick Press, 1976), p. 53, for detail of the front door of Cranewood. A brochure entitled Cranewood: Official Residence of the President of Mount Allison University is available from the university. | |
| This site is listed in the Canadian Register of Historic Places ; see Cranewood | |
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