Prominent Toronto architect Edmund Burke designed this house in the shingle style of architecture. Built in 1903, it has been owned by three prominent citizens of Sackville:

Dr. Charles Paisley, who was a professor and Dean at Mount Allison University, had the house built in 1903.

Dr. Norman A. Hesler was a leading local business leader, and four-time Mayor of Sackville.

Hon. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell MD as a family physician practiced medicine at this site, became a member of the New Brunswick Legislature, then New Brunswick's 28th Lieutenant-Governor before being appointed to the Canadian Senate in 2003.

This building is within the Town of Sackville Municipal Heritage Conservation Area A.

This site is listed in the Canadian Register of Historic Places ; for fuller details see Dr. Charles Paisley House

For the Paisley House as an example of the Shingle architectural style see Sackville Heritage Architecture Style Guide Section 7: SHINGLE.