The Maryhill Inn, formerly known as the St. Boniface Hotel (named after St. Boniface, "the apostle of Germany"), was built in 1850 as one of the three crossroads hotels. The Inn operated as a stagecoach stop on the road between Guelph and Waterloo for 70 years, carrying mail and welcoming passengers until 1921.
A little more history…..
This door, handcrafted in Maryhill, circa 1830, features several distinctive handcarved patterns such as lozenges, intricate panels, an endless chain, and other elements of continental German design.
As you approach the village of Maryhill, you will notice the spire of the historic St. Boniface Church perched upon the highest hill in the vicinity. It has served as a beacon to guide travelers by horse drawn carriage or modern day automobiles to their destination for almost 150 years.
The land surrounding the church was purchased in the 1820's by a group of Alsatian families, who wished to establish a Catholic community far away from the turmoil in their homeland, along the disputed French German border. Within a decade, the German speaking settlers had turned large tracts of land into fertile fields and had established a church and a school in the hamlet, first known as Rotenberg.
