Located at the corner of St. Pierre and St. Paul streets and first known as the "City Tavern," kept by Robert Tesseyman, this 19th-century hotel in

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, Canada, was a popular meeting place of the

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before later becoming the Exchange Coffee House. In 1805,

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proposed building

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here. The hotel was a common place of rest for transient travellers and

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merchants. It became the location of the first stock transactions in Montreal.

Time Line

* 1832 - The hotel becomes the location of the first stock transactions to take place in Montreal, and perhaps Canada. * 1874 - The

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becomes Chartered after more than 40 years of informal trading, mostly in railroad and bank securities. * 1883 - The Exchange moves to the Commodities Exchange building on St. Sacrament Street. Trading hours are from 10:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. * 1904 - The Exchange moves into its own building, at 453 St. François-Xavier Street in

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. Today home to the

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, this building was designed by architect

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who also designed the

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External links

Montreal in 1816

Montreal Exchange (MX) Historical Highlights

References

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