Castle Building
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The Castle Building is an office building in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. Its address is 1410 Stanley Street
on the corner of Saint Catherine Street West
in Downtown Montreal
. It is owned by Gold Castle Holdings Limited.
The Castle Building was designed by Montreal architecture firm Ross and Macdonald
and was completed in 1927. It has 11 floors. The building's facade material is brick and its facade system is applied masonry. Its architectural style is Neoclassical
.
The Castle Building was awarded the Heritage Emeritus Award in 2005 by the City of Montreal and Heritage Montreal
.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its address is 1410 Stanley Street
Stanley Street, Montreal
Stanley Street is a north-south street located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It links Doctor Penfield Avenue in the north and De la Gauchetière Street in the south...
on the corner of Saint Catherine Street West
Saint Catherine Street
This article is about the street in Montreal called the rue Sainte-Catherine in French. For other streets of this name, see Rue Sainte-Catherine ....
in Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal is the central business district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is nearly enitirely located at the southern most slope of Mount Royal and is approximately bounded by Sherbrooke Street to the north, Papineau Avenue to the east, Guy Street or until Shaughnessy Village to the west,...
. It is owned by Gold Castle Holdings Limited.
The Castle Building was designed by Montreal architecture firm Ross and Macdonald
Ross and Macdonald
Ross and Macdonald was one of Canada's most notable architecture firms in the early 20th century. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the firm originally operated as a partnership between George Allen Ross and David MacFarlane from 1907 to 1912. MacFarlane retired in 1913, and Robert Henry Macdonald...
and was completed in 1927. It has 11 floors. The building's facade material is brick and its facade system is applied masonry. Its architectural style is Neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
.
The Castle Building was awarded the Heritage Emeritus Award in 2005 by the City of Montreal and Heritage Montreal
Heritage Montreal
Heritage Montreal is a Canadian non-profit organization that is dedicated to the protection of the architectural, historic, natural and cultural heritage of Greater Montreal. It was founded by architectural activist and Canadian Centre for Architecture founder Phyllis Lambert in 1975...
.