List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Montreal
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This is a list of National Historic Sites of Canada in Montreal
, Quebec
and surrounding municipalities on the Island of Montreal
. There are 51 National Historic Sites in this region, of which three (Lachine Canal
, Louis-Joseph Papineau
and Sir George-Étienne Cartier
) are administered by Parks Canada
. The site of the village of Hochelaga
was designated in 1920, and was the first site designated in Montreal.
National Historic Sites located elsewhere in Quebec are listed at List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Quebec.
This list uses names designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, which may differ from other names for these sites.
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....
and surrounding municipalities on the Island of Montreal
Island of Montreal
The Island of Montreal , in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus by the Rivière des Prairies....
. There are 51 National Historic Sites in this region, of which three (Lachine Canal
Lachine Canal
The Lachine Canal is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running 14.5 kilometres from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis, through the boroughs of Lachine, Lasalle and Sud-Ouest.The canal gets its name from the French word for China...
, Louis-Joseph Papineau
Louis-Joseph Papineau
Louis-Joseph Papineau , born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. His father was Joseph Papineau, also a famous politician in Quebec...
and Sir George-Étienne Cartier
Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site
The Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site is an historic house museum in Old Montreal commemorating the life and accomplishments of Sir George-Étienne Cartier...
) are administered by Parks Canada
Parks Canada
Parks Canada , also known as the Parks Canada Agency , is an agency of the Government of Canada mandated to protect and present nationally significant natural and cultural heritage, and foster public understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative...
. The site of the village of Hochelaga
Hochelaga (village)
Hochelaga meaning "beaver dam" or "beaver lake" was a St. Lawrence Iroquoian 16th century fortified village at the heart of, or in the immediate vicinity of Mount Royal in present-day Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Jacques Cartier arrived by boat on October 2, 1535; he visited the village on the...
was designated in 1920, and was the first site designated in Montreal.
National Historic Sites located elsewhere in Quebec are listed at List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Quebec.
This list uses names designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, which may differ from other names for these sites.
National Historic Sites
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| Atwater Library of the Mechanics' Institute of Montreal | 1920 (completed) | 2005 | 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... 45°29′19.17"N 73°35′3.41"W |
The home of the first Mechanics' Institute Mechanics' Institutes Historically, Mechanics' Institutes were educational establishments formed to provide adult education, particularly in technical subjects, to working men... in Canada (established 1828), and the oldest subscription library in Canada; the last Mechanics' Institute building in Canada serving its original purposes |
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| Bank of Montreal Bank of Montreal National Historic Site Bank of Montreal National Historic Site is an historic former bank branch in Montreal. Built in 1894 in sandstone on the corners of Notre Dame and Seigneurs Streets, this building was named a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990 because:... |
1894 (completed) | 1990 | 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... 45°29′15.81"N 73°34′7.45"W |
A three-and-a-half storey sandstone former bank branch; the building is a rare surviving example of a commercial building in Canada in the Queen Anne Revival style | |
| Battle of Rivière des Prairies / Battle of Coulée Grou Coulée Grou Coulée Grou is the name of an area in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that was the location of a battle of the Beaver Wars, also known as the Iroquois Wars, given in honor of Jean Grou, a Canadian pioneer. Grou had sailed as a young boy from Rouen, France to New France in 1650 and established a... |
1690 (battle) | 1924 | 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... 45°41′56.07"N 73°30′13.68"W |
The site of a battle between a group of Iroquois Iroquois The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America... and a group of French settlers in 1690 |
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| Battle of the Lake of Two Mountains | 1689 (battle) | 1925 | Senneville Senneville, Quebec Senneville is a village on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. It is the wealthiest town on the West Island, closely followed by Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Baie D'Urfé... 45°26′52.69"N 73°56′25.41"W |
A skirmish at Lake of Two Mountains between 28 coureurs de bois and a group of 22 Iroquois Iroquois The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America... ; the Iroquois defeat restored confidence among the French settlers in the area that had been shaken by the Lachine massacre Lachine massacre The Lachine massacre, part of the Beaver Wars, occurred when 1,500 Mohawk warriors attacked by surprise the small, 375 inhabitant, settlement of Lachine, New France at the upper end of Montreal Island on the morning of August 5, 1689... |
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| 1906 (completed) | 2008 | 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... 45°30′28.37"N 73°34′11.38"W |
Home to The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada The Black Watch of Canada is a reserve infantry regiment in 34 Brigade Group, Land Force Quebec Area. The regiment is located on rue de Bleury in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is currently commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Bruno Plourde... , one of Canada's oldest regiments and its oldest surviving Highland Regiment Scottish regiment A Scottish regiment is any regiment that at some time in its history has or had a name that referred to Scotland or some part, thereof, and adopted items of Scottish dress... ; a testament to the important roles played by armouries Armory (military) An armory or armoury is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, issued to authorized users, or any combination of those... in Canada's military history |
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| Bonsecours Market Bonsecours Market Bonsecours Market , at 350 rue Saint-Paul in Old Montreal, is a two-story domed public market. For more than 100 years, it was the main public market in the Montreal area. It also briefly accommodated the Parliament of United Canada for one session in 1849.... |
1847 (completed) | 1984 | 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... 45°30′32.21"N 73°33′5.18"W |
A monumental, domed masonry civic building that occupies a full city block, originally built to house the city’s first city hall Seat of local government In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city... , a public market, exhibition rooms and a concert hall; it was the largest town hall built in Canada during the mid-19th-century and reflected Montreal's rise as a metropolis Metropolis A metropolis is a very large city or urban area which is a significant economic, political and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections and communications... |
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| Château De Ramezay / India House Château Ramezay The Château Ramezay is a museum and historic building on Notre-Dame Street in Old Montreal, opposite Montreal City Hall.Built in 1705 as the residence of then-governor of Montreal, Claude de Ramezay, the Château was the first building proclaimed as a historical monument in Quebec and is the... |
1705 (completed), 1756 (rebuilt after fire) | 1949 | 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... 45°30′31.54"N 73°33′11.28"W |
A stone mansion built for Claude de Ramezay Claude de Ramezay Claude de Ramezay, , was an important figure in the early history of New France. He was a military man by training and rose to being commander of the colonial regular troops.... , Governor of Montreal Governor of Montreal The Governor of Montreal was the highest position in Montreal in the 17th century and the 18th century. Prior to the establishment of the 1663 Sovereign Council, the governor of Montreal was appointed by the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal... ; it played an important role in the political and commercial life of New France New France New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763... and of Lower Canada Lower Canada The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence... for two centuries, housing the Compagnie des Indes occidentales French West India Company In the history of French trade, the French West India Company was a chartered company established in 1664. Their charter gave them the property and seignory of Canada, Acadia, the Antilles, Cayenne, and the terra firma of South America, from the Amazon to the Orinoco... starting in the 1740s and serving as official residence of the Governors-in-Chief of British North America British North America British North America is a historical term. It consisted of the colonies and territories of the British Empire in continental North America after the end of the American Revolutionary War and the recognition of American independence in 1783.At the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775 the British... commencing in the 1770s |
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| Christ Church Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral (Montreal) Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican Gothic Revival cathedral in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal. It is located at 635 Saint Catherine Street West, between Union Avenue and University Street. It is situated on top of the Promenades Cathédrale underground... |
1860 (completed) | 1999 | 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... 45°30′13.21"N 73°34′12.04"W |
An excellent example of a Gothic Revival Gothic Revival architecture in Canada Gothic Revival architecture in Canada is an historically influential style, with many prominent examples. The Gothic Revival was imported to Canada from Britain and the United States in the early nineteenth century, and rose to become the most popular style for major projects throughout the late... -style cathedral; associated with the historic growth and development of Montreal through its congregation, whose members included many of the city's leading industrialists and businessmen |
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| Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense Church of the Madonna della Difesa The Church of the Madonna della Difesa is a church in Montreal's Little Italy, Canada. It was built by Italian immigrants to Montreal, specifically those from Molise, to commemorate the apparition of the Madonna in La Difesa, in Casacalenda, Molise... |
1919 (completed) | 2002 | 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... 45°32′5.82"N 73°36′41.28"W |
A Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... style church in Montreal's Little Italy Little Italy, Montreal Montreal's Little Italy is located on Saint Laurent Boulevard between Jean-Talon and St. Zotique Streets and is home to one of Montreal's original Italian Canadian communities... , specifically designed for an Italian Canadian parish; closely associated with Canada’s oldest Italian community, established in Montreal in the 1860s |
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| Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount Saint-Léon de Westmount Church Saint-Léon de Westmount Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Westmount, Quebec at 4311 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West. Built in 1901, the church was designed by well known Montreal architect Georges-Alphonse Monette and decorated by Guido Nincheri from 1901 to 1903, using the wet plaster... |
1903 (completed) | 1997 | Westmount Westmount, Quebec Westmount is a city on the Island of Montreal, an enclave of the city of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada; pop. 20,494; area 4.02 km²; population density of 5,092.56 inhabitants/km².... 45°29′7.58"N 73°35′30.75"W |
One of the best examples of mural Mural A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of... decoration dating from a period when the use of murals was prevalent in Canada; one of the few known examples in the country of a work executed in the buon fresco Buon fresco Buon fresco is a fresco painting technique in which alkaline resistant pigments, ground in water, are applied to plaster when it is still wet, as opposed to fresco-secco... technique, and the best example of a comprehensive interior decor done by Guido Nincheri Guido Nincheri Guido Nincheri was a Canadian artist working mainly in stained glass and fresco.-Biography:Born in Prato, Italy, he studied art in Florence and immigrated to Montreal in 1915 after a short stay in Boston where he decorated the Boston Opera House.Nincheri designed the interior decoration of many... |
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| Erskine and American United Church Montreal Museum of Fine Arts The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is a major museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1860, making it Canada's oldest art institution, it moved to its current location in 1912 thanks to a large donation from businessman James Ross.... |
1894 (completed) | 1998 | 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... 45°29′56.98"N 73°34′47.4"W |
An excellent example of a large Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... church known for its unusual fenestration patterns and attractive stonework; the windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany Louis Comfort Tiffany Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements... represent the most extensive collection of Tiffany’s religious stained glass windows in Canada |
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| Former Montreal Custom House | 1838 (completed) | 1997 | 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... 45°30′11.98"N 73°33′16.5"W |
An excellent example of Palladian architecture Palladian architecture Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio . The term "Palladian" normally refers to buildings in a style inspired by Palladio's own work; that which is recognised as Palladian architecture today is an evolution of... in Canada, designed by John Ostell John Ostell John Ostell architect, surveyor and manufacturer, was born in London, England and emigrated to Canada in 1834, where he apprenticed himself to a Montreal surveyor André Trudeau to learn French methods of surveying. In 1837 he married Eleonore Gauvin a member of a prominent French Catholic family... , and one of the last Canadian public buildings to use the Palladian style; its construction marked the end of Montreal's lesser importance in comparison with Quebec City |
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| George Stephen House / Mount Stephen Club Mount Stephen Club Mount Stephen Club is a gentlemen's club located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1926 as a private business club for men by Noah Timmins, J.H. Maher and J.S. Dohan, and named after the house's first owner, George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen... |
1881 (completed) | 1971 | 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... 45°29′56.73"N 73°34′32.93"W |
A large, stone Victorian mansion that is the best example of a Renaissance Revival house in Canada; the home of George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen George Stephen, 1st Baron of Mount Stephen , known as Sir Stephen, between 1778 and 1891.-Canadian Pacific Railway syndicate:... , president of the Bank of Montreal Bank of Montreal The Bank of Montreal , , or BMO Financial Group, is the fourth largest bank in Canada by deposits. The Bank of Montreal was founded on June 23, 1817 by John Richardson and eight merchants in a rented house in Montreal, Quebec. On May 19, 1817 the Articles of Association were adopted, making it... and of the Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... in the late 19th century |
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| 1765 (completed) | 1973 | 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... 45°30′1.31"N 73°33′17.2"W |
A three-and-a-half storey building that is an example of early French Canadian French Canadian French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries... architecture and is the one surviving building of the Grey Nuns' Hospital complex; the Sisters of Charity Grey Nuns The Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal, formerly called The Order of Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général of Montreal and more commonly known as the Grey Nuns of Montreal, is a Canadian order of Roman Catholic religious sisters... , founded by Marie-Marguerite d'Youville Marie-Marguerite d'Youville Saint Marguerite d'Youville was a French Canadian widow who founded the religious order the Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal, commonly known as the Grey Nuns of Montreal... , tended the sick and dispossessed here until 1871, and it is from this building that they extended their ministry across Canada |
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| H. Vincent Meredith Residence | 1897 (completed) | 1990 | 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... 45°30′15.11"N 73°34′54.7"W |
Representative of the mansions built by Montreal’s elite in the late 19th century in the Golden Square Mile Golden Square Mile The Golden Square Mile was the name of a luxurious neighbourhood at the foot of Mount Royal in the west-central section of downtown Montreal, Canada... and a noted example of a house in the Queen Anne Revival Queen Anne Style architecture The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century... -style; built for businessman and phlanthropist Vincent Meredith Vincent Meredith Sir Vincent Meredith, 1st and last Baronet of Montreal , was a Canadian banker and philanthropist; President of the Bank of Montreal, the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts... and his wife, Lady Meredith, now serving as the McGill McGill University Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university... Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law. |
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| Hersey Pavilion | 1905 (completed) | 1997 | 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... 45°30′30.94"N 73°34′50.01"W |
One of the first purpose-built nurses' residences in Canada, located on the Royal Victoria Hospital Royal Victoria Hospital The Royal Victoria Hospital, or as it is popularly known, the "Royal Vic", is located at 687 Pine Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The Royal Vic is located in downtown Montreal, on the slopes of Mount Royal. There are a number of buildings, including the Surgical, Medical, Ross and Women's... campus; symbolic of the history of training and the professionalism of nurses in Canada Nursing in Canada Nurses in Canada practice nursing in a wide variety of specialties.-Education:Most provinces in Canada prefer any registered nurse to have at least a bachelor's degree , although Quebec grants RN status to graduates from CEGEP... |
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| Hochelaga Hochelaga (village) Hochelaga meaning "beaver dam" or "beaver lake" was a St. Lawrence Iroquoian 16th century fortified village at the heart of, or in the immediate vicinity of Mount Royal in present-day Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Jacques Cartier arrived by boat on October 2, 1535; he visited the village on the... |
1300s (ca.) (first construction of fortified villages in area, as later witnessed by Cartier), 1535 (arrival of Cartier) | 1920 | 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... 45°30′12.83"N 73°34′30.58"W |
A grass-covered area about 79 sqm in area with a stone marker, located to the left of the main entrance of McGill University McGill University Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university... ; representative of the Iroquois Iroquois The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America... village of Hochelaga that was visited by Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big... , the first European to reach the future site of Montreal, in 1535 |
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| Lachine Canal Lachine Canal The Lachine Canal is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running 14.5 kilometres from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis, through the boroughs of Lachine, Lasalle and Sud-Ouest.The canal gets its name from the French word for China... |
1825 (completed) | 1929 | 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... 45°27′30"N 73°36′42"W |
An early 19th-century canal, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) in length, built to circumvent white water on the St. Lawrence River; the head of a canal network linking the Great Lakes Great Lakes The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume... and the interior of the continent to the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area... |
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| Lachine Canal Manufacturing Complex | 1825 (completed) | 1996 | 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... 45°27′30"N 73°36′42"W |
An important manufacturing and industrial complex, with the number of firms and diversity of its output at its zenith (1880 to 1940) unparalleled elsewhere in Canada; at one time, over 20% of the workforce of the Island of Montreal Island of Montreal The Island of Montreal , in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus by the Rivière des Prairies.... was employed in the area |
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| Louis-Joseph Papineau Louis-Joseph Papineau Louis-Joseph Papineau , born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. His father was Joseph Papineau, also a famous politician in Quebec... |
1785 (completed) | 1968 | 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... 45°30′35.77"N 73°33′7.88"W |
A two-and-a-half storey stone house that was the Papineau family home in Montreal; associated with the most important period in Papineau's life when he was the leader of the Parti canadien Parti canadien The Parti canadien or Parti patriote was a political party in what is now Quebec founded by members of the liberal elite of Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century... and one of the leading figures in the Lower Canada Rebellion Lower Canada Rebellion The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province... |
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| Maison Cartier | 1813 (completed) | 1982 | 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... 45°30′28.56"N 73°33′9.18"W |
Two two-and-a-half storey stone attached houses that are typical of pre-industrial construction in Canada; originally constructed for Louis Parthenais and Augustin Perrault Augustin Perrault Augustin Perrault was a woodworker, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented York in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1820 to 1824.... |
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| Maison Saint-Gabriel Maison Saint-Gabriel Museum The Maison Saint-Gabriel Museum located in Montreal, Quebec is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage and artifact of the settlers of New France in the mid 17th century... |
1668 (completed) | 2007 | 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... 45°28′33.37"N 73°33′21.58"W |
A fieldstone Fieldstone Fieldstone is a building construction material. Strictly speaking, it is stone collected from the surface of fields where it occurs naturally... house that was home to the sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame Congregation of Notre Dame The Congregation of Notre Dame was founded in 1653 by Marguerite Bourgeoys in Montreal, Canada. This was one of the first non-cloistered communities. The community's motherhouse has continued to be based in Montreal... , who operated a farm for more than 300 years, making it one of the oldest surviving farm properties in Canada; an exceptional example of rural architecture of the French Regime New France New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763... |
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| Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral The Cathedral-Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is the seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Montreal. It is the third largest church in Quebec after St. Joseph's Oratory and the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré east of Quebec City... |
1894 (consecrated) | 1999 | 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... 45°29′57.86"N 73°34′7.36"W |
A Baroque Revival cathedral that, when built, represented a break from the dominance of the Gothis Revival Gothic Revival architecture in Canada Gothic Revival architecture in Canada is an historically influential style, with many prominent examples. The Gothic Revival was imported to Canada from Britain and the United States in the early nineteenth century, and rose to become the most popular style for major projects throughout the late... style in church architecture in Montreal; inspired by St. Peter's Basilica St. Peter's Basilica The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian as ' and commonly known as Saint Peter's Basilica, is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. Saint Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world... in Rome, it is the most significant symbol of ultramontanism Ultramontanism Ultramontanism is a religious philosophy within the Roman Catholic community that places strong emphasis on the prerogatives and powers of the Pope... in Canada |
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| Marlborough Apartments | 1900 (completed) | 1990 | 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... 45°30′25.07"N 73°34′32.6"W |
A four-storey, red brick apartment building that is an excellent example of turn-of-the-century Turn of the century Turn of the century, in its broadest sense, refers to the transition from one century to another. The term is most often used to indicate a non-specific time period either before or after the beginning of a century.... apartment design in Canada; Queen Anne Queen Anne Style architecture The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century... design was a popular style for luxury domestic architecture across Canada in this period, and this is one of the few Queen Anne apartment buildings that has survived in the country |
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| Masonic Memorial Temple Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple The Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple is an historic masonic temple in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on the corner of Sherbrooke Street and St-Marc Street, in the Golden Square Mile district... |
1930 (completed) | 2001 | 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... 45°29′40.92"N 73°34′58.85"W |
A monumental masonic temple Masonic Temple Masonic Temple is a term commonly used in Freemasonry with multiple but related meanings. It is used to describe an abstract spiritual goal, the conceptual ritualistic space formed when a Masonic Lodge meets, and the physical rooms and structures in which a Lodge meets... resembling a Greek temple, built to honour the Freemasons Freemasonry Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge... who served in the First World War World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... ; an exceptional example of late Beaux-Arts architecture in Canada |
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| Merchants Textile Mill | 1882 (established) | 1989 | 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... 45°28′32"N 73°34′48"W |
The second largest textile mill Textile manufacturing Textile manufacturing is a major industry. It is based in the conversion of three types of fibre into yarn, then fabric, then textiles. These are then fabricated into clothes or other artifacts. Cotton remains the most important natural fibre, so is treated in depth... in Canada for the first four decades of the 20th century |
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| Model City of Mount Royal Mount Royal, Quebec Mount Royal is a town located on the northwest side of Mount Royal, north of downtown Montreal, on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The town is completely surrounded by Montreal. The population was 18,933 at the 2006 census... |
1912 | 2008 | Mount Royal Mount Royal, Quebec Mount Royal is a town located on the northwest side of Mount Royal, north of downtown Montreal, on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The town is completely surrounded by Montreal. The population was 18,933 at the 2006 census... 45°30′58"N 73°38′35"W |
"Remarkable synthesis of urban renewal movements of the early 20th century, reflecting the influence of the City Beautiful, Garden City and Garden Suburb movements" | |
| Monklands / Villa Maria Convent | 1804 (completed) | 1951 | 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... 45°28′54.53"N 73°37′1.6"W |
A two-storey stone Neo-Palladian Palladian architecture Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio . The term "Palladian" normally refers to buildings in a style inspired by Palladio's own work; that which is recognised as Palladian architecture today is an evolution of... mansion that served as the official residence of Governors General of Canada Governor General of Canada The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II... from 1844 to 1849 |
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| Montreal Botanical Garden | 1931 (established) | 2008 | 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... 45°33′26.00"N 73°33′24.50"W |
A 75 hectares (185.3 acre) botanical garden Botanical garden A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names... ; its collections and facilities rank it as one of the most important botanical gardens in the world |
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| Montreal City Hall Montreal City Hall The five-storey Montreal City Hall is the work of architects Henri-Maurice Perrault and Alexander Cowper Hutchison, and was built between 1872 and 1878 in the Second Empire style. It is located in Old Montreal, between Place Jacques-Cartier and the Champ de Mars, at 275 Notre-Dame Street East... |
1878 (completed), 1922 (rebuilt) | 1984 | 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... 45°30′31.84"N 73°33′14.45"W |
A five-storey stone building and one of the best examples of the Second Empire style in the country; the first city hall Seat of local government In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city... to have been constructed in Canada solely for municipal administration, representing the growing importance of urban areas and municipal services in the late 19th century |
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| Montreal Forum Montreal Forum The Montreal Forum was an indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Called "the most storied building in hockey history" by Sporting News, it was home of the National Hockey League's Montreal Maroons from 1924 to 1938 and the Montreal Canadiens from 1926 to 1996... |
1924 (completed) | 1997 | 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... 45°29′25"N 73°35′5"W |
One of Canada's most famous sporting venues; an icon of Canadian culture due to its association with one of the most successful sporting franchises in North America, the Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
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| Montreal's Birthplace Fort Ville-Marie Fort Ville-Marie was a fortress outpost of France in North America. It is the historic nucleus around which the original settlement of Montreal grew.Given its importance, the site of the fort was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1924.... |
1642 (event) | 1924 | 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... 45°30′12.27"N 73°33′14.31"W |
The location where Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve was a French military officer and the founder of Montreal.- Early career :... laid the foundation of Montreal, as Fort Ville-Marie, on May 18, 1642 |
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| Monument National Monument-National The Monument-National is a historic Canadian theatre located at 1182 Saint Laurent Boulevard in Montreal, Quebec. Erected between 1891 and 1894, it was originally the Cultural centre of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society.-Yiddish theatre:... |
1893 (completed) | 1985 | 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... 45°30′32.76"N 73°33′45"W |
A four-storey theatre and cultural centre constructed by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society is an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec Sovereignism. Its current President is Mario Beaulieu.... and then known as the “Heart of French America”; now occupied by the National Theatre School of Canada National Theatre School of Canada The National Theatre School of Canada is a private college located in Montreal, Quebec.Established in Montreal in 1960, the National Theatre School of Canada offers professional training in English and French in a setting that unites all the theatre arts: acting, playwriting, directing, set and... |
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| Mount Royal Cemetery Mount Royal Cemetery Opened in 1852, Mount Royal Cemetery is a 165-acre terraced cemetery on the north slope of Mount Royal in the borough of Outremont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The burial ground shares the mountain with the much larger adjacent Roman Catholic cemetery -- Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges... |
1852 (established) | 1999 | 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... 45°30′32.76"N 73°33′45"W |
A 67 hectares (165.6 acre) cemetery Cemetery A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed... located on the northern slope of Mount Royal Mount Royal Mount Royal is a mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name.The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachians... and designed in accordance with the Picturesque Picturesque Picturesque is an aesthetic ideal introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, etc. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; made in the Summer of the Year 1770, a practical book which instructed England's... principles of the early 19th-century rural cemetery movement; many of the funerary monuments are of exceptional historical, architectural or artistic value, and are reflective of the history of Montreal, Quebec and Canada |
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| Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Church / Basilica Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal) Notre-Dame Basilica is a basilica in the historic district of Old Montreal, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The church is located at 110 Notre-Dame Street West, at the corner of Saint Sulpice Street... |
1829 (completed) | 1989 | 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... 45°30′16.15"N 73°33′22.55"W |
An immense stone church built in the Romantic Gothic Revival style, it was upon completion the largest church in either Canada or the U.S. for half a century; the first significant example of the Gothic Revival style in Canada Gothic Revival architecture in Canada Gothic Revival architecture in Canada is an historically influential style, with many prominent examples. The Gothic Revival was imported to Canada from Britain and the United States in the early nineteenth century, and rose to become the most popular style for major projects throughout the late... , with many of Quebec’s most celebrated architects and artisans helping complete the decoration of the church in the 19th and 20th centuries |
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| Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery | 1854 (established) | 1999 | 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... 45°30′6.55"N 73°36′23.48"W |
The largest cemetery in Canada and an outstanding cultural landscape Cultural landscape Cultural Landscapes have been defined by the World Heritage Committee as distinct geographical areas or properties uniquely "..represent[ing] the combined work of nature and of man..".... ; the historical significance of many of the persons buried in the cemetery commemorates many aspects of the history of Montreal, Quebec and Canada |
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| Outremont Theatre | 1929 (completed) | 1993 | 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... 45°30′6.55"N 73°36′23.48"W |
An cinema with an Art Deco Art Deco Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and... exterior and a combined Art Deco and atmospheric Atmospheric theatre An atmospheric theatre is a type of movie palace which has an auditorium ceiling that is intended to give the illusion of an open sky as its defining feature... interior; a noted example of the type of deluxe cinemas erected in new suburban neighbourhoods across Canada during the 1920s |
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| Pavillon Mailloux | 1931 (completed) | 1997 | 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... 45°31′31.54"N 73°33′51.26"W |
A five-storey brick nurses’ residence on the campus of Montreal’s Notre-Dame Hospital; construction of this purpose-built residence in 1931 symbolized the growing professionalism of nursing and the expanding role of women in health care | |
| Rialto Theatre Rialto Theatre (Montreal) The Rialto Theatre is a former movie palace located on Park Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada.... |
1924 (completed) | 1993 | 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... 45°31′24.91"N 73°36′17.14"W |
A movie palace Movie palace A movie palace is a term used to refer to the large, elaborately decorated movie theaters built between the 1910s and the 1940s. The late 1920s saw the peak of the movie palace, with hundreds opened every year between 1925 and 1930.There are three building types in particular which can be subsumed... and an exceptional example of Beaux-Arts architecture in Canada |
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| Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal | 1904 (established), 1967 (basilica completed) | 2003 | 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... 45°29′30"N 73°37′0"W |
A large Roman Catholic Roman Catholicism in Canada The Catholic Church in Canada is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the Canadian Bishops Conference. It has the largest number of followers of a religion in Canada with 46% of Canadians baptized as Catholics... pilgrimage site located on the north slope of Mount Royal Mount Royal Mount Royal is a mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name.The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachians... , dominated by a landmark domed basilica; conceived by André Bessette André Bessette Saint André Bessette, CSC , born Alfred Bessette and since his canonisation sometimes known as Saint André of Montreal, was a Holy Cross Brother and a significant figure of the Roman Catholic Church among French-Canadians, credited with thousands of reported miraculous healings. He was declared... , it has developed into a national and international religious and tourist destination |
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| Saint-Sulpice Seminary and its Gardens | 1687 (completed) | 1980 | 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... 45°30′14"N 73°33′25"W |
A religious seminary Seminary A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry... with garden; a rare and remarkable example of French Regime New France New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763... classicism Classicism Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. The art of classicism typically seeks to be formal and restrained: of the Discobolus Sir Kenneth Clark observed, "if we object to his restraint... known also for the historical integrity of its convent garden |
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| Sir George-Étienne Cartier Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site The Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site is an historic house museum in Old Montreal commemorating the life and accomplishments of Sir George-Étienne Cartier... |
1838 (completed) | 1964 | 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... 45°30′40.12"N 73°33′5.84"W |
Two houses that together served as the residence of Sir George-Étienne Cartier George-Étienne Cartier Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, PC was a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation.The English spelling of the name, George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling, is explained by his having been named in honour of King George III.... , a Father of Confederation Fathers of Confederation The Fathers of Confederation are the people who attended the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences in 1864 and the London Conference of 1866 in England, preceding Canadian Confederation. The following lists the participants in the Charlottetown, Quebec, and London Conferences and their attendance at... ; representative of an upper-middle class Montreal home of the mid 19th century |
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| St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church (Montreal) St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church is a brick Antiochian Orthodox church in the Villeray neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Designed by architect Joseph-Raoul Gariépy, the church was constructed in 1939-40 to serve the Syrian Orthodox community in Montreal... |
1940 (completed) | 1999 | 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... 45°32′23.5"N 73°36′51.07"W |
A predominantly Byzantine Byzantine architecture Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The empire gradually emerged as a distinct artistic and cultural entity from what is today referred to as the Roman Empire after AD 330, when the Roman Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire east from Rome to... -style church, it is the earliest-known, purpose-built church of the Syrian Orthodox community in Canada that continues to fulfil its original role; an important symbol of the history and traditions of this community in Canada |
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| St. George's Anglican Church St. George's Anglican Church (Montreal) St. George's Anglican Church is a heritage church located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The church is officially located at 1101 Stanley Street on the corner of De la Gauchetière Street, although it also faces Peel Street and is opposite Place du Canada.... |
1870 (completed) | 1990 | 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... 45°32′23.5"N 73°36′51.07"W |
An Anglican church Anglican Church of Canada The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members... 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,... that is an excellent example of the High Victorian phase of the Gothic Revival style Gothic Revival architecture in Canada Gothic Revival architecture in Canada is an historically influential style, with many prominent examples. The Gothic Revival was imported to Canada from Britain and the United States in the early nineteenth century, and rose to become the most popular style for major projects throughout the late... |
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| St. James United Church | 1888 (completed) | 1996 | 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... 45°30′18.97"N 73°34′6.56"W |
A large stone church in the High Victorian Gothic Revival style, closely associated with the late phase of Methodism Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother... in Canada; best known example in the country of an amphitheatre plan for the nave Nave In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting... and transept Transept For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture... and a Sunday school influenced by the Akron plan Akron Plan Akron Plan for church buildings was popularized by architectural pattern books in the late 19th and early 20th century. The plan is typified by an auditorium form worship space surrounded by connecting Sunday school classrooms spaces on one or two levels. The plan promotes efficiency of movement... in the chancel Chancel In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building... |
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| St. Patrick's Basilica | 1847 (completed) | 1990 | 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... 45°30′12.82"N 73°33′53.31"W |
A noted example of French Gothic Revival architecture in the country; built to serve one of the largest early influxes of Irish immigrants Irish Canadian Irish Canadian are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived, 1825 to 1970, at least half of those in the period from 1831-1850. By 1867, they were the second largest ethnic group , and comprised 24% of Canada's population... to what is now Canada, the heart of the Irish population of Montreal, and the location of the funeral of Thomas D’Arcy McGee in 1868 |
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| Sulpician Towers / Fort de la Montagne Fort de la Montagne The Fort de la Montagne was an old fortification, the remaining structures of which are located on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The fort was constructed in 1685 and parts of it were demolished in the mid 19th century... |
1694 (completed) | 1970 | 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... 45°29′37.68"N 73°35′4.56"W |
Two 13 metres (42.7 ft) towers that were once bastion Bastion A bastion, or a bulwark, is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall , facilitating active defence against assaulting troops... s of a fort built by François Vachon de Belmont François Vachon de Belmont François Vachon de Belmont was the fifth superior of the Montreal Sulpicians from 1700 to 1731. Vachon de Belmont was born in Burgundy, France to a wealthy family... for the Sulpicians Society of Saint-Sulpice The Society of Saint-Sulpice is a Catholic Society of Apostolic Life named for Eglise Saint-Sulpice, Paris, in turn named for St. Sulpitius the Pious. Typically, priests become members of the Society of St. Sulpice only after ordination and some years of pastoral work. Uniquely, Sulpicians retain... of a nearby mission; once housed the school and nuns of Marguerite Bourgeoys Marguerite Bourgeoys Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys was the founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame.- Biography :... |
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| The Main | 1996 | 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... 45°30′36.58"N 73°33′51.93"W |
A 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long stretch of Saint Laurent Boulevard where consecutive waves of immigrants Immigration to Canada Immigration to Canada is the process by which people migrate to Canada to reside permanently in the country. The majority of these individuals become Canadian citizens. After 1947, domestic immigration law and policy went through major changes, most notably with the Immigration Act, 1976, and the... settled; the merging and mixing of cultures created a character that inspired novelists, poets, singers, and film-makers |
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| Trafalgar Lodge | 1848 (completed) | 1990 | 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... 45°29′42.36"N 73°35′53.39"W |
An asymmetrical Asymmetry Asymmetry is the absence of, or a violation of, symmetry.-In organisms:Due to how cells divide in organisms, asymmetry in organisms is fairly usual in at least one dimension, with biological symmetry also being common in at least one dimension.... one-and-a-half storey brick villa Villa A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,... ; a rare example of a Gothic Revival Gothic Revival architecture in Canada Gothic Revival architecture in Canada is an historically influential style, with many prominent examples. The Gothic Revival was imported to Canada from Britain and the United States in the early nineteenth century, and rose to become the most popular style for major projects throughout the late... villa in Quebec |
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| Van Horne / Shaughnessy House Canadian Centre for Architecture The Canadian Centre for Architecture is a museum of architecture and research centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Phyllis Lambert is the Founding Director and Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Mirko Zardini is the Director and Chief Curator.... |
1848 (completed) | 1973 | 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... 45°29′42.36"N 73°35′53.39"W |
The Second Empire-style mansion of Thomas Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy Thomas Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy, KCVO was an American-born Canadian railway administrator who rose from modest beginnings as a clerk and bookkeeper for the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy, KCVO (6 October 1853 – 10 December... , now forming part of the Canadian Centre for Architecture Canadian Centre for Architecture The Canadian Centre for Architecture is a museum of architecture and research centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Phyllis Lambert is the Founding Director and Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Mirko Zardini is the Director and Chief Curator.... |
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| Wilson Chambers | 1868 (completed) | 1990 | 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... 45°30′3.25"N 73°33′35.06"W |
A four-and-a-half-storey stone Gothic Revival Gothic Revival architecture in Canada Gothic Revival architecture in Canada is an historically influential style, with many prominent examples. The Gothic Revival was imported to Canada from Britain and the United States in the early nineteenth century, and rose to become the most popular style for major projects throughout the late... style commercial building with Italianate Italianate architecture The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and... and Second Empire influences; while many churches and institutional buildings were erected in this style in the 19th century, Gothic Revival commercial buildings were rare and this is one of the few remaining examples in Canada |
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| Windsor Station (Canadian Pacific) Windsor Station (Montreal) Windsor Station is a former train station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formerly serving as the city's Canadian Pacific Railway Station.Windsor Station was the Canadian Pacific Railway's headquarters built between 1887 and 1889. The Romanesque Revival building was designed by New York architect... |
1889 (completed) | 1975 | 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... 45°29′50.86"N 73°34′7.18"W |
A railway terminal and Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... head office originally designed by Bruce Price Bruce Price Bruce Price was the American architect of many of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Château-type stations and hotels... ; one of the earliest major buildings in Canada to use the Richardsonian Romanesque Revival Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark... style |
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See also
- History of MontrealHistory of MontrealThe human history of Montreal, located in Quebec, Canada, spans some 8,000 years. At the time of European contact, the area was inhabited by the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, a discrete and distinct group of Iroquoian-speaking indigenous people. They spoke Laurentian...
- Architecture of Montreal