Westway Inn

The heritage value of the Westway Inn is its role in the community, its history and age. The Gothic Revival style house was built in the 1830s for Samuel Deveau, who was a French-speaking Acadian originally from Clare. He later operated it a hotel and stagecoach stop on the route from Digby to Weymouth. The hotel, then known as Sam Deveau's Hotel, played a significant role in the formation of Digby County’s transportation system at a time when no train service was available. The hotel was also the birthplace of Samuel’s son Oliver who discovered the abandoned ship the Mary Celeste, an infamous maritime mystery. The house was sold and later became the Westway Inn. Presently it serves as a veterinary clinic.