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Building's name

Viger Train Station

Other name: Gare-hôtel Viger, Édifice Viger, Chateau Viger

Location / address

700, Street Saint-Antoine East
Montréal
Quebec, Canada

Near Metro station Champ-de-Mars

Directions to this building from (zip code)

Borough Downtown
Arrondissement Ville-Marie
Centre de l'Île

6 Floors(overground)

Architect

Bruce Price

Beginning of construction

1897

Year of construction (end)

1898

Building type

Public Building

Last update:

2009-12-04

CodeIMTL 203

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History and fact about this building

This hotel-Train station was commissioned by William Cornelius Van Horne the president of the Canadian Pacific Railroad(CPR). The station was built with orange bricks of Scotland and Montreal’s gray stones.

This building was converted in 1951 into offices to house services and departments of Montreal city.

In 2006 it was sold to private interests for the modest sum of $ 9 million (largely under evaluation because of poor maintenance over time).

(2008) A huge development project is now evolving on plans. The building witch is located in a large land would be surrounded by 12 to 20 storey tall apartments building.

Architect

Bruce Price
Constructor and other companies involved in construction:
Félix Labelle, Peter Lyall & Sons

Square Viger Sector

This building is located in the «Secteur de valeur patrimoniale exceptionnelle Square Viger» AKA : "Area of outstanding heritage value Square Viger.

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Viger Square
Saint-Antoine
Borough Old Montreal
1901
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References of this page

Montréal : son histoire son architecture tome 2

Répertoire d'architecture traditionnelle: Les Édifices Publics

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Canadien Pacifique

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