Cormier House (french: Maison Ernest-Cormier) is an
Art Deco
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residence located at 1418
Pine Avenue
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West in the
Golden Square Mile / ''Mille carré doré''
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area of
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada.
Ownership
It was built by architect
Ernest Cormier
Ernest Cormier OC (December 5, 1885 – January 1, 1980) was a Canadian engineer and architect. He spent much of his career in the Montreal area, designing notable examples of Art Deco architecture, including the Université de Montré ...
in 1930–31 as his own residence. In 1974, the building was designated as a historical monument in Quebec.
In 1979, the property was bought by the 15th Canadian prime minister,
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau ( , ; October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000), also referred to by his initials PET, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada
The prime mini ...
, for $230,000. It served as his home from his retirement from politics in the summer of 1984 until his death in 2000.
It has been owned since 2000 by his son
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, younger brother of the current Canadian prime minister,
Justin Trudeau
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.
Description
Cormier experimented with a variety of styles in the house: Art Deco on the facade,
monument
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, his ...
al on one side, and more
modernist
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in the back. Cormier created most of the furniture, with remaining pieces acquired at the 1925 ''
'' in Paris.
Recognition
Cormier House has been designated as a historic property under Quebec's heritage legislation, the ''
Loi sur les biens culturels''. The house appeared on a stamp issued by
Canada Post
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in 2011.
In 2018, the Ernest Cormier House was designated a
National Historic Site, and Ernest Cormier was named a
National Historic Person.
Government of Canada Announces New National Historic Designations
Parks Canada news release, January 12, 2018
References
External links
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Art Deco architecture in Canada
Houses completed in 1930
Pierre Trudeau
Houses in Montreal
Ernest Cormier buildings
Heritage buildings of Quebec
Ville-Marie, Montreal