Voysey Farmhouse Site

The Voysey Farmhouse Site is of heritage value as the home of one of the community’s earliest settlers, John Voysey (1867-1945) and his family. Voysey homesteaded on an adjacent quarter-section of land in about 1895 and farmed until his death. John and his wife Margaret were active community members, with John serving on the school board, as a United Grain Growers member and running the local beef ring. Margaret was a member of the Ladies Aid and Women’s Missionary Society as well as an active church member and Sunday school teacher. The farm was owned by their son Alexander until his death in 2006. Alexander had resided in the house until the early 1980s.

The Voysey Farmhouse is also valued as a well-known architectural landmark in the community. Unlike the majority of houses built in the area at the time, the Foursquare-style Voysey farmhouse was constructed of brick and was substantial in size and character, containing five bedrooms. The red-brick house is exuberantly detailed with buff-coloured brick at corners, above the doors and windows, at the cornice, in banding and in the window sills. Also distinguishing the house is the full-width front veranda and bay window. Located just 0.8 kilometres from the village of Spy Hill, it is well-known to community members.

Source:

R.M. of Spy Hill No. 152 Bylaw No. 1-2007.