"The house, which is of the bungalow type, stands in 40 arpents of land, which is traversed and intersected by a stream, yielding a supply of water for the use of the house. The house, the outside of which is of white pine, suitably painted, is well and substantially built, and has spacious verandahs on both sides, and on the north end. The interior is fitted up with polished British Columbia cedar, and the drawing room and dining room are both spacious and elegant, with large handsome fireplaces, and there are also numerous bedrooms. The kitchen is on the ground floor of an attached wing, and has suitable apartments for servants on the first floor." Description of the Salmon Fishing Estate and Farm at Grand Metis, belonging to the Right Honorable Lord Mount Stephen, 1894