Le Mount Stephen is easily identified by its grand Italian Renaissance facade, constructed of sculpted grey limestone that contrasts with a sleek, modern glass tower rising behind it. This historic site, located at fourteen-forty Drummond…
Golden Square Mile Mansions
Walk up the slopes of Mount Royal through the exclusive historic neighborhood that once housed Canada's Gilded Age industrial and financial titans.
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1. Le Mount Stephen
2. Maison Reid Wilson
The Maison Reid Wilson is a three-story stone residence featuring a slate mansard roof and an eclectic facade that blends Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Gothic Revival styles. Located at twelve oh one Sherbrooke Street West, this…
3. Hosmer House
The Hosmer House is identified by its prominent facade of red sandstone, accented with elaborate stone carvings like garlands and scrolls. Completed in nineteen oh one for the self-made financier Charles Hosmer, the mansion was designed by…
4. Lady Meredith House
Lady Meredith House is recognizable by its red brick, sandstone, and terra cotta facade, accented by towers and a black slate roof. Completed in eighteen ninety-seven, the mansion sits on the slopes of Mount Royal in the historic Golden…
5. Allan Memorial Institute
The Allan Memorial Institute is identifiable by the Ravenscrag mansion, an imposing, rough-hewn granite structure built between eighteen sixty-one and eighteen sixty-four. Perched on the slope of Mount Royal, this building was originally…
6. Maison Baumgarten
The Baumgarten House is a three-story mansion on McTavish Street that stands out for its austere, stone exterior, a deliberate contrast to the lavish interior hidden behind its walls. Built in eighteen eighty-seven for Alfred Baumgarten, a…
7. Redpath Museum
The Redpath Museum is a prominent Victorian structure on the McGill University campus, characterized by its distinctive Greek Revival architecture. Opened in eighteen eighty-two, it holds the title of the oldest building in Canada…