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1903
THE HAMMOND STUDIO
John Hammond made this his "Summer Studio" in 1903. Born in Montreal in 1843, Hammond studied art in Europe, exhibited widely and had become Director of the Owens Art Institution in Saint John. When the Owens collection came to Mount Allison in 1893, Hammond joined the Ladies College and established his studio in the new gallery. His house was built on the site once occupied by Humphrey Pickard, and it was Pickard's barn he reconstructed 7 years later with oversized window, 14' fireplace, guest rooms and pillared verandah from which he could view the Cumberland Basin. By 1909 it was sold to the Ryans, 3 years later to the Blacks, and in 1957 to Mount Allison.
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For further information on John Hammond, see:
Bill Hamilton, "What's Behind the Hammond Gate ?" (Tantramar Flashback), Sackville Tribune-Post , 20 November 2002, p. A-7.
Dodie Perkin and Meredith Fisher, "John Hammond, R.C.A. (1843-1939)", in The White Fence, #20, November 2002
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