List of oldest buildings and structures in Montreal

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This list of the oldest buildings and structures lists the oldest buildings still standing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada along with their year of completion.

BuildingYear completedBuilderLocationImage
Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal 1645 Hotel-Dieu de Montreal 16-MARCH-2006.JPG
LeBer-LeMoyne House 1671 [1] Jacques Le Ber and Charles Le Moyne Lachine
45°25′48″N73°39′59″W / 45.43000°N 73.66639°W / 45.43000; -73.66639 (LeBer-LeMoyne House)
Maison LeBer-LeMoyne 01.jpg
Saint-Sulpice Seminary 1687 [2] François Dollier de Casson Old Montreal
45°30′14″N73°33′25″W / 45.50389°N 73.55694°W / 45.50389; -73.55694 (Saint-Sulpice Seminary)
Montreal 13 db.jpg
Sulpician Towers / Fort de la Montagne 1694 [3] François Vachon de Belmont Golden Square Mile
45°29′37.68″N73°35′4.56″W / 45.4938000°N 73.5846000°W / 45.4938000; -73.5846000 (Sulpician Towers / Fort de la Montagne)
Fort de la Montagne Montreal 06.jpg
Saint-Gabriel House 1698 [4] Victor Depocas Pointe-Saint-Charles
45°28′33.37″N73°33′21.58″W / 45.4759361°N 73.5559944°W / 45.4759361; -73.5559944 (Maison Saint-Gabriel)
Maison Saint-Gabriel.jpg
Maison Descaris [5] 1700 Maison Descaris - 10.jpg
Château Ramezay 1705 [6] Claude de Ramezay rue Notre-Dame Est
45°30′31″N73°33′12″W / 45.50861°N 73.55333°W / 45.50861; -73.55333
Musee du Chateau Ramezay.jpg
Pointe-Claire Windmill [7] 1709 Moulin a Vent St-Sulpicien, Pointe-Claire (Pointe-Claire Windmill).jpg
Pointe-aux-Trembles Windmill [8] 1719 Moulin a vent de Pointe-aux-Trembles T56-03.JPG
Hurtubise House 1739 Maison Hurtubise a Westmount.JPG
Church of La Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie 1752 Montreal Visitation1 tango7174.jpg
Auberge Le Saint-Gabriel 1754
Grey Nuns' Hospital 1765 Hopgeneral.JPG
Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel 1771 Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours 02.jpg

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References

  1. LeBer-LeMoyne House . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  2. Saint-Sulpice Seminary and its Gardens . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  3. Sulpician Towers / Fort de la Montagne . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  4. "Maison Saint-Gabriel" (in French). Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec . Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  5. "Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal". patrimoine.ville.montreal.qc.ca.
  6. "Château De Ramezay / India House". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  7. "Société pour la Sauvegarde du Patrimoine de Pointe-Claire". www.patrimoinepointeclaire.org.
  8. "The Pointe-Aux-Trembles Windmill".