Down Home, Up West.

St. Simon & St. Jude:

This superb high gothic style church was designed by New York architect, P.C. Keely. Completed in 1860, the labour and materials were provided by the people of Tignish. The dramatic interior includes murals by Francois Meloche and a rare Louis Mitchell tracker organ.

The Tignish Heritage Inn:

This beautiful building was also built and paid for by the people of Tignish. Completed in 1868, it originally functioned as a convent and girls’ boarding school for the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame. Mixed classes were later held in the building as well. In recent years, this facility has become a popular Inn.

Parish House:

This fine mid-Victorian home was built in 1874 as a residence for the parish priest and his assistant. The priest at the time, Father Dugald MacDonald, served this parish for over sixty years.

Tignish Cultural Centre:

This facility was developed in 1999 in conjunction with the Community’s Bicentennial Celebrations. It houses an interpretive centre, visitor information centre and offices. This is the site of the former Dalton Centre which had been built by Sir Charles Dalton, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island in 1930.

The Feed Mill:

The Feed Mill was built in 1917 and is one of the few remaining active mills on the Island. For several years, part of the mill was used by the Tignish Buying Club as a place where the members’ combined orders of coal, feed and groceries could be unloaded. This club later became the Tignish Co-op Association.

Tignish Post Office:

Built in 1913/1914, this Romanesque-style building is still used for the purpose it was intended—serving as the local post office. The building is now maintained by Public Works Canada.

Tignish Credit Union:

Founded in 1937 by twenty local men, the Tignish Credit Union has consistently been one of the largest credit unions on the Island in terms of both members and assets. This handsome modern building was designed by Tyne Valley architect Soraj Dubay.

Tignish Co-op:

Founded in the 1940s, the Tignish Co-op not only possesses a flourishing general store but a feed mill, a sawmill and a garage. Its assets and membership continue to increase year after year.

Gaudet’s Lodge:

This home was built around the turn of the century for Dr. Patrick Murphy who practiced here and later became a Senator. It was later the home of Lieutenant Governor Joseph A. Bernard. The building was designed by William Critchlow Harris Jr. It later became one of the first tourist homes in the area.

The Confederation Trail:

Prince Edward Island’s section of the Trans-Canada trail starts here in Tignish. The former railway tracks have been developed into walking and biking trails. About 3 kilometres down the trail there is a memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Tignish Train Wreck in 1932.

The Buote House:

Three generations of the remarkable Buote family lived here between the 1890s and the 1960s. Gilbert was the first Acadian historian on the Island and co-founder, with his son Francis-Joseph, of PEI’s first French newspaper, the Impartial. His daughter Alma became a successful commercial artist in New York. She kept her interest in Tignish history while in New York and returned to Tignish upon her retirement.

The Hackett House:

Edward Hackett, MP, had this house built in the 1880s. It is still occupied by his descendants and is arguably the most beautiful house in Tignish.