La maison Jacquet - Québec, Canada - Pre-Victorian Historic Homes on Waymarking.com

The historic Maison Jacquet, one of the largest construction at the time of Upper Quebec and Quebec's oldest house, was built between 1675 and 1676.

The land had been granted on November 30 to François Jaquet 1674 by the nuns of the Ursuline Convent in the region. Its thick walls, solid joints, the wonderful paneling and cabinets built into walls are typical of houses built at that time. The property consists of two buildings, one to the west being the most recent; building that dates back to the east of the French regime.

Several notable figures have resided in the house which Jacquet the author of the novel "Les Anciens Canadiens," Philippe-Aubert de Gaspé, from 1815 to 1824. The myth that General Montcalm has also lived and died in this still remains popular, although it is contradicted by history. Today, the Maison Jacquet home, and since 1966, the restaurant Aux Anciens Canadiens.


L'historique Maison Jacquet, l'une des plus grandes constructions
de l'époque du Haut-Québec et la plus ancienne du Québec, fut construite
entre 1675 et 1676. Le terrain avait été octroyé à François Jaquet le 30 novembre
1674 par les religieuses du couvent des Ursulines de la région.

Ses murs épais, les joints solides, le merveilleux lambrissage et les placards
encastrés dans les murs sont caractéristiques des maisons construites à cette époque.
La propriété se compose de deux bâtiments, celui à l'ouest étant le plus récent;
la construction de celui de l'est remonte au Régime français.

Plusieurs personnages notoire ont résidé dans la Maison Jacquet dont
l'auteur du roman "Les Anciens Canadiens", Philippe-Aubert de Gaspé, de 1815 à 1824.
Le mythe que le général Montcalm a également vécu et est décédé dans cette
célèbre demeure subsiste, bien qu'il soit contredit par l'histoire.

De nos jours, la Maison Jacquet abrite, et ce depuis 1966, le restaurant Aux Anciens Canadiens.

Earliest Recorded Date of Construction: 01/01/1675 Architectural Period/Style: french regime Type of Building e.g. Country House, Stately Home, Manor: House Interesting Historical Facts or Connections: oldest house in Quebec City Main Material of Construction: stone Private/Public Access: private Related Website: [Web Link] Rating: Additional Dates of Construction: Not listed Architect (if known): Not listed Landscape Designer (if known): Not listed Listed Building Status (if applicable): Not listed Admission Fee (if applicable): Not Listed Opening Hours (if applicable): Not listed

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