The Old Custom House (french: links=no, Ancienne-Douane) is a building in what is now
Old Montreal
Old Montreal (French: ''Vieux-Montréal'') is a historic neighbourhood within the municipality of Montreal in the province of Quebec, Canada. Home to the Old Port of Montreal, the neighbourhood is bordered on the west by McGill Street, on th ...
, which served as
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
's first
custom house. The building was completed in 1836, designed by Montreal architect
John Ostell
John Ostell (7 August 1813 – 6 April 1892) architect, surveyor and manufacturer, was born in London, England and emigrated to Canada in 1834, where he apprenticed himself to a Montreal surveyor André Trudeau to learn French methods of surve ...
in the
Palladian revival style. It is a
National Historic Site of Canada
National Historic Sites of Canada (french: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being ...
. It now houses the
Pointe-à-Callière Museum
Pointe-à-Callière Museum (french: Musée Pointe-à-Callière) is a museum of archaeology and history in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1992 as part of celebrations to mark Montreal's 350th birthday. The museum has collections of ...
's gift shop.
''Pointe-à-Callière and Place Royale'', Old Montreal Web site
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Gallery
Image:Square Douane Montreal 1886.jpg, In 1886 during a flood
Image:Plaque Ancienne-Douane.jpg, Historical marker
References
External links
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Government buildings in Montreal
Custom houses
Government buildings completed in 1838
John Ostell buildings
Museums in Montreal
Old Montreal
Palladian Revival architecture in Canada
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