Main Street Station Multi-Cache

Main Street Station

The Inn was commissioned by the Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR) and was part of railway manager George E. Graham’s vision of shifting the railway from carrying commercial cargo to passengers. The $1-million project was completed in 208 days, with the Cornwallis Inn officially opening for business in early December 1930.

The hotel featured an impressive 100 guestrooms, a ballroom, a formal dining room and other event rooms for rent with modern fixes: electricity, running water, private bathrooms and telephones. The staff list included a head porter, bell boys, maître d’hôtel, accountants, a chef and full kitchen and dining staff, maids, clerks, stationary engineers and drivers.

The building has since undergone a new phase of renovations and restorations after being sold in 2016. The restoration is now complete, and the renovations are nearing a close. The old hotel was renamed Main Street Station in 2018 and went from housing five businesses in 2016, to 28 as of April 2019. The building is also home to 80 residential units.

Renovations of the east wing are slated for completion in May, and the new owners opted to make adjustments to ensure the ballroom can once again host large-scale events. They used old photographs to piece together what they could of the former lobby’s original furniture and layout and chose new pieces to pay homage to it.

Final is N 45° 4.AAA' W 64° 29.BBB'

At ground zero, from the sign what year was the building established, call it YYYY.

AAA = YYYY - 1261

BBB = YYYY - 1415