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Architecture of Canada

11 August 2009
1859 – Eglise Notre Dame du Portage, Quebec

1859 – Eglise Notre Dame du Portage, Quebec

31 January 2013
1860 – Design for Government Buildings, Ottawa, Canada

1860 – Design for Government Buildings, Ottawa, Canada

Architect: Stent & Laver In May 1859 proposals were invited for Ottawa’s intended parliamentary and departmental buildings and governor general’s residence. The first premium for the design of the departmental buildings, now known...

10 December 2012
1860 – Liverpool and London Insurance Company, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1860 – Liverpool and London Insurance Company, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Architect: Hopkins, Lawford & Nelson Published in The Building News, January 27 1860. Possibly the Ontario Bank of 1862 on Place d’Armes in Montreal. Now demolished. Interestingly, in the following issue of the...

30 September 2009
1860 – The Finlay Asylum, Quebec City

1860 – The Finlay Asylum, Quebec City

Architect: Stent & Laver Perspective View published in The Builder, July 7th 1860.

10 December 2012
1861 – Provincial Exhibition Buildings & Museum, Montreal, Quebec

1861 – Provincial Exhibition Buildings & Museum, Montreal, Quebec

Architect: J.W. Hopkins Published in The Building News, July 27 1860. Constructed on Rue St. Catherine as a temporary structure for an exhibition of manufacturing. Described as “The form of that portion of...

24 June 2010
1863 – Union Bank, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

1863 – Union Bank, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Architect: C.P. Thomas “The new Union Bank Building, which has been lately erected at the corner of Hollis and Prince Streets, has two fronts in the Wallace free-stone; that in Hollis-street being 40...

15 April 2010
1864 – Archbishop’s Palace, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1864 – Archbishop’s Palace, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: George C. Izenour Built in 1864 under the guidance of Bishop Taché, the west wing of this residence stands as one of the oldest stone buildings remaining in Western Canada. Its mansard...

02 August 2009
1865 – Porte St. Jean, Quebec City

1865 – Porte St. Jean, Quebec City

The Citadel and walls, built to protect the city, are the largest standing fortifications in North America, earning Quebec a place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. There are also a product of the...

09 March 2010
1869 – Church, Lennoxville, Quebec

1869 – Church, Lennoxville, Quebec

Architect: C. Hodgson Fowler From The Architect and Contract Reporter, February 20 1869: Lennoxville is a considerable and still growing village, in the eastern townships of Canada and province of Quebec. It is...