GENERAL
Alternate TitlesSecond Grand Falls Hotel
Hotel
246 Broadway Boulevard, Grand Falls (Grand-Sault), New Brunswick
The Broadway is a two-and-a-half storey Second Empire building at 246 Broadway Boulevard, Grand Falls with a mansard with many gabled dormers. Once a hotel, it is currently used as an apartment building.
Built in 1901, this massive two-and-a-half storey Second Empire-style commercial structure was formerly known as the Second Grand Falls Hotel. Originally, this building was even larger and more elaborate, with a prominent domed cupola and an imposing two-storey mansard roof with many dormers. However, in the 1980s, a fire ravaged the building. As a result of the damages, the cupola and two-storey roof that once sat atop the building were removed, with the latter being replaced by a simple one-storey roof. Nonetheless, the building retains its formidable presence with its large size and Second Empire style.
In the present, the building is called "The Broadway" and hosts apartments.
Municipal Register of Local Historic Places (2006/03/14)
ARCHITECTURE
Date of Construction1901
- Rectangular two-and-a-half storey symmetrical massing
- Mansard roof with broad eaves
- Gable dormers that break the eaves; three on front and back façades and eight on sides
- Twin bay windows on second storey balcony
- Clapboard siding
- Brick exterior with pilasters on first floor of front façade
Originally, the building had a two-storey mansard roof with a second row of dormers and a large cupola. Following fire damages in the 1980s, it was removed and replaced with a less elaborate one-storey roof.
Charles Curless
SOURCES AND DOCUMENTS
Photos
A historic image of the Broadway, taken from the archives of the Religious Hospitallers. Image from the Canada's Historic Places website.
Sources Contributors
Gabrielle Byrne
