Drive in the Country Saskatchewan

Was there a castle on this lot?

This past weekend there was a Highway #1 Artist's tour. Several galleries opened their doors all down the road from Swift Current. It was a nice day to take a drive. As usual, I wish I had taken more pictures. This is all I have.



This secret garden was a delightful find in a village. It begs for more research and find the significance.

Concrete walk up to...the house?

Stone fence all around.

It appears to be a lovely lot where a house was once situated. Now it is a lovingly cared for garden.



UPDATE:   Mystery Solved



The town of Herbert has a wonderful website. I don't know why I didn't try that first. Thanks to Nana and Anonymous for encouraging me to find more info.  Here it is:



H.M. Klassen House - 420 Herbert Avenue (Castle
Yard) - A beautiful house was built here for the H.M. Klassens in the
early 1900s. It was traded to Senator William Sharpe in 1920, and then
sold to Dr. Bejamin Funk and renovated to become Herbert's First
hospital in 1923. the hospital burned down in 1925. The "Holme's Castle"
was built on this property by Tom Holmes in 1933. The Nursing home
owned the property for a time an it now is owned privately.