Château Dufresne

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Château Dufresne

The Château Dufresne is a historic building in Montreal . It is located at the intersection of Rue Sherbrooke Est and Boulevard Pie-IX in the Mercier – Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district , near the Olympic Stadium and the Botanical Gardens . The building, constructed in the Beaux Arts style between 1915 and 1918 , is the former residence of the Dufresne family of manufacturers and is now used as a museum.

history

Oscar Dufresne (1875–1936) was a wealthy shoe manufacturer and was a member of the city council of the then independent municipality of Maisonneuve. He commissioned his younger brother, the architect and town builder Marius Dufresne (1883–1945), with the construction of a representative house. This was inspired by the Petit Trianon in Versailles . After three years of construction, the building was completed in 1918. The two brothers each lived in one half. The Congregation of the Holy Cross acquired the building in 1948, and nine years later it became the property of the City of Montreal. The Château Dufresne was then used intermittently as a museum. The Provincial Government of Québec classified the building as a Historic Monument in 1976. Restorations were carried out in 1976–1979 and 2002–2004.

Building

The Château Dufresne is one of the most monumental residential buildings built in Montreal for representatives of the Francophone bourgeoisie. The house, divided into two halves, with its eclecticism is typical of the taste of the French-Canadian elite at the time, in contrast to the Victorian architecture , which was popular with the Anglo-Canadian bourgeoisie. The main facade has a porch, which is framed by double columns and crowned by a balustrade. Inside, the salons are designed in Louis-quinze and Louis-seize styles, and various rooms are decorated with wall paintings by Guido Nincheri . The museum offers various exhibitions on art and contemporary history, the furniture comes from the collection of the Dufresne family.

Web links

Commons : Château Dufresne  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Château Dufresne. In: Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal. City of Montreal, May 29, 2006, accessed January 12, 2012 (French).

Coordinates: 45 ° 33 ′ 13.7 ″  N , 73 ° 33 ′ 14 ″  W.