The house was filled with antiques and historic artifacts was levelled by a pre-dawn fire today at the point located on the Kingston peninsula. The two occupants said they awoke to crackling noises around furnace pipes, but there was no immediate word on the cause.
The home was known locally as the historic Whelply House.
Firefighters from Long Reach, Grand Bay-Westfield and other volunteer departments in the area responded to the blaze in bitterly cold conditions.
