Description of Historic Place

The First McAdam Railway Station is a white single-storey rectangular gable roofed family home that was formerly the first railway station in McAdam. In 1900, it was moved to its present location on Granite Street in McAdam.

Heritage Value

First McAdam Railway Station is designated a Local Historic place for its asssociation with the early railway history of McAdam. This was the first railway station in McAdam, built circa 1870 by the New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company, formerly the St. Andrews and Quebec Railroad of 1835. It became a Canadian Pacific Railway Station around 1890 when the railway leased all of the trackage in its push to eastern Canada. It remained in operation until 1900 when it was sold to an employee, Mr. George Luff and moved to its present location to serve as the family home. Although much of the exterior has been changed over the years, the interior still retains some of the original railway station features.

Source: McAdam Village Office, Historic Places File “11 Granite (First Railway Station)”

Character-Defining Elements

The character defining elements relating to the First McAdam Railway Station include:
- single-storey rectangular massing;
- wood frame;
- gable roof;
- 1.8 metre double-hung single pane original windows;
- interior 12 foot ceilings, with high wall mouldings;
- original door casings with air vents above;
- original pull down attic ladder;
- original wainscoting in various rooms;
- original hallway;
- two original two-light chandeliers with fogged cut glass shades.