Now part of a large commercial development, the World Trade Center, the Nordheimer Buildingis a fine Victorian survivor amongst the modern office blocks in this part of the old city.
Work on the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel began in 1657 at the prompting of Marguerite Bourgeoys, Ville-Marie’s first teacher and the founder of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame, a religious order. The original wooden structure was...
Architect: James O’Donnell Notre-Dame Basilica (French Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal), overlooks the Place d’Armes in the heart of Old Montreal. The Roman Catholic Sulpician Order arrived in Montreal (Ville-Marie) in 1657; six years...
Architect: Alexander F. Dunlop The present building is the congregation’s fourth home. It was built between 1887 and 1889 after the congregation decided to move uptown from St. James Street, hence the name....
Architect: Bruce Price / E. & W.S. Maxwell In 1887, Canadian Pacific, just after completing the country’s first transcontinental railway, began building Windsor Station. The company wished to have a suitably imposing station...
Architect: Taylor & Gordon Constructed at Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest & Rue Mansfield, and still existing although not in use as a bank. Later extended on the Mansfield facade, this is a fine sandstone...
