Abandoned Morriston Farm (Calfass Stone Farmhouse)

Abandoned house and farm with several out building.
This site has recently been abandoned. Lots of neat things to see.

Update by f.o.s.

The barn and crumbling extension of the the house have been demolished. I was able to get inside the house, and was stunned to see newspapers from March 2012! As well, the place may not be completely uninhabited. There is considerably more stuff accumulated within since the 2011 shots. As I was leaving, I heard a familiar humming. The fridge kicked on, and I got out.

AUG 2021: DEMOLISHED. THIS is why you dont mess with heritage, and remove additions. 

ishootthings:
Here is the stone house of 2 founding families of the town of Morriston. These 2 were among the first to settle the area and start to build. John Calfass (Like Calfass Rd), The Stewart family (latest owners until Harvey passed in 2004, since then VACANT) farmed it for 3 generations. I will note that Harvey. A Stewart bought the property March 30th, 1906 from John Calfass's son, Charles. Then for almost 100 years (98) the Stewarts farmed. John Calfass preached here (on this property) before the building of the church on Victoria St. It is a designated building, and I think the Calfass Farmhouse may have had a designation too BUT IVE NO IDEA. It may have got an "Honorary" Plaque. For sure listed BUT I later found didnt warrant FULL DESIGNATION. 

The original field stone house was built between 1853-55. If we say *1854* as an average, the house sat in that spot for *167 YEARS*. The roof was clearly not kept up on. Ive got MUCH DISGUST with the developer. To not even replace tarps. Speechless. But were I to see a person of significance, Id have a speech. 2 Years ago, the basement didnt have 3 FT of water in it. It was pretty dry. Salvageable. One of the 10 oldest houses, and one with mass significance to the hamlet (IMO) of Morriston, is sad to see go. Given that the stone house at 66 Queen St (Later 49 Whitcombe Way) was know to be badly maintained. The work done (removing the rear addition, was a bit EXTRA if you ask me. Should have gutted the interior totally and worked with what was there as soon as they got it ("They" being the owners that owned it less than 2 months, before demolition). Now as much stone as possible is being salvaged to be elements in the new owners home. Maybe one day I can go see WHAT Harveys House turns into. It could be interesting. Sad tho. My childhood, isnt the same without that house. 

HERITEGE ASSESMENT PAPERS WITH SOME SURROUNDING MORRISTON HISTORY AS WELL(This is what all of the history in this is paraphrased from, except my own experiences.)

PAPERS WITH PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE AFTER AND DURING THE SLOW COLLAPSE

MORE RESEARCH REQUIRED. I grew up here. The demolition hits me hard. John Calfass built the log house I grew up in, and went on to build the stone house 15ish years after the log cabin.

Owners intend to salvage stone and rebuild a new house, facing Whitcombe Way (that being the new road in the developers subdivision) as there is a “Natural Belt” of some variety that goes thru and chops the lot in half almost, and with the wanted distance from the highway, and the want for a back deck, pool ect (that led to the removal of the addition, leading to the removal of the house), made facing the opposite way a better option than trying to design around the block.
From where I sit, partially developer fault (for not protecting the house in the first place) and partially the owners fault (as they noted missing grout in the foundation and carried on with removing stuff, and the house did not look braced proper for what the job was ect). The owner may disagree with many things written here, but i(shootthings) and the Calfass house, were around long before the developer got their grimey mitts on that house, and that addition was took off.

RIP CALFASS HOUSE. MORRISTON AINT THE SAME WITH YOU GONE.