CLARAMOUNT’S HISTORY
In 1904, Edward M. Young, a lawyer and County Clerk purchased six acres of land overlooking historic Picton Harbour from the estate of Reverend William Macaulay, founder of Picton. Young mortgaged the land for $4500 and hired Kingston architect William Newlands to design a home. Young named the estate for his wife, Clara, who was the daughter of canning magnate Wellington Boulter. A suitable home...