A Main Street landmark for many years, the Norfolk Inn stood near the corner of Shepard Road on the site of the present Norfolk Ambulance building. It provided housing for an influx of summer visitors and contained 57 rooms with accomodations for 75 guests. A carriage from the inn met all the trains. Rates were $2/day and $10/week. In the 1890s, it had the reputation of being one of the best-kept hostelries in New England. The Norfolk Inn was demolished in 1968.

— Text by Ann Havemeyer
— Photo courtesy of the Norfolk Historical Society