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 CNHS - Maison George-Stephen - George Stephen House - Montréal, Québec Posted by:  Weathervane
N 45° 29.949 W 073° 34.536
18T E 611285 N 5039388
Cette plaque décrit un Lieu historique national du Canada et est située sur la rue Drummond, à Montréal. This plaque describes a Canadian National Historic Site and is located on Drummond Street, in Montréal.
Waymark Code: WMGDG6
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 02/18/2013
Views: 18
Maison George-Stephen
George Stephen (futur lord Mount Stephen), président de la Banque de Montréal et du Canadien Pacifique, se fit construire cette maison de style Renaissance par l'entrepreneur montréalais J.H. Hutchison d'après les plans de l'architecte W.T. Thomas. De nombreux artisans européens, chargés en 1880 d'en orner l'intérieur, mirent trois ans à parachever ce splendide édifice victorien, assurément l'un des plus opulents et des plus élégants de Montréal. Le «Mount Stephen Club» en fit l'acquisition en 1926.
George Stephen House
This magnificent Renaissance-style mansion was begun in 1880 for George Stephen (later Lord Mount Stephen), president of the Bank of Montreal and of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was designed by the noted architect, W. T. Thomas, and built by Montreal contractor J. H. Hutchison. Construction took three years and involved numerous craftsmen brought especially from Europe to work on its opulent interior. A fine reflection of the Victorian era, it was renowned in its day as one of Montreal's most lavishly elegant residences, and owes its survival to the Mount Stephen Club which bought the property in 1926.
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Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Quebec
Location - City name/Town name: Montréal
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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