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

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. 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

* Government buildings in Montreal Custom houses Government buildings completed in 1838 John Ostell buildings Museums in Montreal Old Montreal Palladian Revival architecture in Canada {{Quebec-struct-stub