St Paul's School in Trinity follows the pattern of many turn-of-the-century schoolbuildings in that it was designed to provide lots of natural light and fresh air for the students. This particular school, built in 1910, added an extra dimension - exercise. it would have been quite a hike to class each morning with a satchel of books on one's back. When the school was closed in 1964 it was eventually turned over to the Trinity Historical Society which, quite wisely, mothballed the building and used it for storage. In 1989 Aiden and Pinky Duff who had been hunting for a small country house at which they could tie up their boat found St. Paul's and, though it lacked the two preconditions (being neither small nor on the dock), they felt that, if they could see the whole of Trinity Harbour from Gun Hill, they could indulge in some virtual sailing.

To restore the building they had to do a lot of work. They removed the third classroom (on the west) which had been put on in the boom years of the 50s. On the foundation of that classroom they built a large deck and a garden area. In the Upper grade classroom they put their own quarters: a loft bedroom, a bathroom and general purpose living room with kitchen. In the Lower Grades classroom to the east Aiden established his workshop. They had to restore the roof, its dormer windows and the cupola which used to serve as a marker for the fishing grounds. In the work they were quite interested to note that the more recent windows were less well-built than the originals from 1910. St. Paulšs is one of the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador's Registered Heritage Structures.