The Old Custom House (french: links=no, Ancienne-Douane) is a building in what is now Old Montreal, which served as Montreal's first

custom house A custom house or customs house was traditionally a building housing the offices for a jurisdictional government whose officials oversaw the functions associated with importing and exporting goods into and out of a country, such as collecting c ...

. The building was completed in 1836, designed by Montreal architect John Ostell in the

Palladian revival Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective and ...

style. It is a National Historic Site of Canada. It now houses the Pointe-à-Callière Museum's gift shop.''Pointe-à-Callière and Place Royale'', Old Montreal Web site
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Image:Square Douane Montreal 1886.jpg, In 1886 during a flood Image:Plaque Ancienne-Douane.jpg, Historical marker

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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 {{Quebec-struct-stub