2017 - Montreal - Centre d'histoire de Montréal de Ted's photos - For Me & You

The Centre d'histoire de Montréal in Old Montreal. The centre is housed in the former central fire station, built on Place d'Youville between 1903 to 1904. Its architects, Joseph Perrault and Simon Lesage, were inspired by several architectural styles to give it a Flemish character unique in Montreal at the time. Its facade consists of buff sandstone, red brick, a mansard roof with skylight, and a square tower crowned with a hip roof. It opened in 1904 as Montreal's Central Fire Station, and had both horses and steam pumps. In 1908, the station became a mere neighborhood station and the horses were replaced by motor vehicles 1931. The fire station closed in 1972. In the 1970s, the City of Montreal and the Quebec Ministry of Cultural Affairs signed an agreement on cultural development for the rehabilitation of the historic district of Old Montreal. It had several components: archaeological excavations, and revitalizing the western district after the abandonment of nearby industrial areas. To ensure a museum function in the building, the agreement resulted in the establishment of the Centre d'histoire de Montréal in 1983. Originally administered by the Archaeological and Numismatic Society of Montreal, the museum became part of the City of Montreal's network of cultural centers in 1987.