In the hamlet of Cataract, in Caledon, about an hour’s drive north of Toronto, the Liberty Inn has transformed a stone post office built in 1855 into a five-suite retreat. Set on the edge of Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, within Ontario’s Greenbelt of protected forests, wetlands, and Niagara Escarpment hills, this stretch of “horse country” has long been a favorite weekend escape for Torontonians, with hiking trails, winter skiing, horseback riding, farmers’ markets, and a small but vibrant arts community.
The innkeepers—the ceramist Jacqui Liberty and the former Shopify vice president Bruno Roldan—approached the restoration of the former Cataract Post Office, one of Canada’s oldest surviving stone-and-brick buildings, with a careful respect for its history. In partnership with Tiffany Leigh Design, they paired original limestone walls, exposed timber, and brick with understated furnishings and handcrafted details, including more than 10,000 ceramic tiles rolled, cut, and glazed by Liberty at her pottery studio just down the road.
