GENERAL
Alternate TitlesLuff House
Private Residence
11 Granite Street, McAdam, New Brunswick
The Luff house is a storey-and-a-half rectangular home with a gable roof.
The First McAdam Railway Station is noted for its usage as railway station and as a family home. The structure began its life in around 1870 as a little wooden station house for the New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company. Around 1890, it was acquired by the Canadian Pacific Railway Station when the railway leased all of the trackage in its push to eastern Canada, and would remain in operation until construction of the new station was completed in 1901. At this time, it is said the building was sold for $50 to a C.P.R. employee, George Luff, who had the building disassembled then reassembled at 11 Granite Street, McAdam, where it became the Luff family home.
Municipal Register of Local Historic Places (2008/10/21)
ARCHITECTURE
Date of Constructionc.1870
- Wood frame one-storey building with a gable roof
- Double hung single pane windows
- 12 foot ceilings with mouldings
- Various original elements, including door casings, attic ladder, sections of wainscotting, and two two-light fogged glass chandeliers
New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company
OWNERSHIP HISTORY
Current OwnerPat and Kim Wisniewski
New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company:
Builder and original owner.
Canadian Pacific Railway:
Acquired the building around 1890 when it leased all of the local trackage in its push to eastern Canada. The building remained in use until 1901, when the new station was completed.
George Luff:
A C.P.R. employee who purchased the building for $50 following its abandonment. He had it relocated to 11 Granite Street where it became his family home.
Andrew (Toby) Luff, Margaret Luff, Dorothy Godbout
SOURCES AND DOCUMENTS
Links/Related Content Photos
McAdam Historical Restoration Committee, Canada's Historic Places
Sources Contributors
Shawna Cyr-Calder, Gabrielle Byrne
