Red House, unrestored 1973

Here is an old photograph of the Red House at the time the Maguire family purchased the property, in 1973. Work had yet to commence. Much is hidden behind old apple trees, which still stand to this day.

 Swan's Island resident and current property owner, Ann Marie Maguire states the original owners had a large apple orchard. "I remember an old apple tree that had "walked" down the hill behind the house," she said. "It would grow old, die and fall over, and then a branch would grow roots from contact with the ground, and the cycle would resume. "You could trace it happening 3 or 4 times, and this may give some idea of the age of the orchard.  It may go back to the late 1700's."