Third-generation Esquimalt resident Lorne Argyle has uncovered a miniature piece of the townshipB次元官网网址檚 history.

For the past 35 years, the last of six complete miniature houses  sat untouched in the workshop of his uncle, Gordon Hodgson.

B次元官网网址淯ncle Gordie was always dragging us down there, showing us his latest project,B次元官网网址� Argyle said.

Hodgson, now deceased, and his wife, Kay, began creating miniature houses in the 1970s modelled on family and fictional homes. Four of those houses are permanently on display at Miniature World, while the fifth is in KayB次元官网网址檚 hometown at the Metchosin Museum.

Argyle and his aunt decided to commemorate the townshipB次元官网网址檚 centennial by dusting off the sixth relic and displaying it at the Esquimalt Regional Library until Sept. 15.

Argyle estimates the model weighs at least 300 pounds.

B次元官网网址淎ll Auntie Kay would say is, B次元官网网址榠tB次元官网网址檚 heavy. Your uncle made it strong, he made everything strong,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址� he said.

Each intricate piece of furniture was whittled from old-growth cedar, while the house is made from a fir base.

The cedar-shingled, composite house is based on a house at 1219 Carlisle St. (formerly Albert Avenue) , built in 1906-07 by Samuel and Louise Hodgson, GordonB次元官网网址檚 parents.

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Mark the date

B次元官网网址� The Esquimalt Centennial Celebration will be held Sept. 8 in Esquimalt Gorge Park.