Work Underway
Work underway to turn historic McCanless House into wedding, events venue Published 12:05 am Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - Salisbury Post By Ben Stansell The Historic Salisbury Foundation purchased the circa 1896 Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless House at 619 South Main Street from Livingstone College in July 2019. After giving the house a thorough cleaning and repairing portion of the slate roof and columns, it sold the property to Sandra Toscano for reuse as a wedding venue in July 2021. Photo by Pete Prunkl SALISBURY — Relief. That’s what Sandra Toscano feels now that work is underway on the historic Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless House at 619 S. Main St. Built around 1896 by prominent Salisbury entrepreneur Napoleon B. McCanless, the building has changed hands and uses several times over the years. At one point, it was a restaurant. For some time, it housed a local nonprofit. More recently, after plans for Livingstone College to use the building for its culinary program never materialized, t