Architecture of Canada

• 0December 11, 2009

  1687 – Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Montreal, Quebec

  Saint-Sulpice Seminary (Vieux Séminaire) was erected between 1684 and 1687 and is the oldest building in Montreal. 20 years later,...
• 0December 16, 2009

  1723 – Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Quebec City, Quebec

  Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, a small church in the Lower Town, started in 1687 and was completed in 1723. Originally dedicated to l’Enfant...
• 0June 30, 2010

  1803 – Hopital l’Hotel-Dieu Church, Quebec City, Quebec

  Small church in the grounds of the religious-run hospital, the interior was decorated by Thomas Baillairgé (1829-1832) and by one...
• 0December 16, 2009

  1804 – Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral, Quebec City, Quebec

  Architect: Captain Hall and Major William Robe Designed in the neoclassic Palladian style, the Cathedral was modeled after the famous...
• 0December 16, 2009

  1808 – Morrin College, Quebec City, Quebec

  Architect: Thomas Baillargé In the days of New France, the Royal Redoubt, stood on the site of the Morrin Centre....
• 0December 16, 2009

  1810 – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec

  The oldest Presbyterian congregation in North America, received in 1802, in response to a petition signed by 148 persons the...
• 0December 16, 2009

  1817 – Jesuit Church, Quebec City, Quebec

  Architect: Thomas Baillargé Following the plans of architect Francois Baillargé, the construction of the chapel began in 1817. After the...
• 0December 16, 2009

  1824 – Conservatoire d’art dramatique, Quebec City, Quebec

  Architect: George Blaiklock Based on plans by George Blaiklock, the first Neo-classical architect in Quebec, the Conservatoire d’art dramatique was...
• 0June 30, 2010

  1828 – Wolfe and Montcalm Obelisk, Quebec

  Architect: John Phillips The Wolfe-Montcalm Monument is an obelisk more than 20 m in height. It was unveiled in 1828...
• 0December 11, 2009

  1829 – Marche Bonsecours, Montreal, Quebec

  Architect: William Footner / George Browne The Bonsecours Market’s construction began in 1844, with the Public Market being inaugurated in...
• 0December 16, 2009

  1832 – Former St. Patrick’s Church, Quebec City, Quebec

  Architect: Thomas Baillargé A church built by the Irish population and the only English speaking catholic parish in Quebec. In...
• 0April 22, 2010

  1835 – Upper Fort Garry Gate, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  Upper Fort Garry was the last of five forts, known to have been built in this general vicinity. The other...
• 0December 11, 2009

  1836 – Custom House, Montreal, Quebec

  Architect: John Ostell The old Custom House (now part of Pointe-a-Callière, the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History) was built...
• 0December 10, 2009

  1838 – Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario

  The residence was built in 1838 to house Scottish stone mason Thomas McKay and his family, who occupied the residence...
• 0December 11, 2009

  1844 – Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario

  Architect: John Ewart / Henry Bower Lane / Frederick Cumberland & William G. Storm The original two and a half...