Old Custom House, Montreal

Custom House

General information
Architectural style	Palladian revival
Coordinates	45°30′09″N 73°33′15″W / 45.502565°N 73.554218°W / 45.502565; -73.554218Coordinates: 45°30′09″N 73°33′15″W / 45.502565°N 73.554218°W / 45.502565; -73.554218
Construction started	1836
Completed	1838
Renovated	1881-1882
Design and construction
Architect	John Ostell

National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Former Montreal Custom House National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1997

The Old Custom House is a building in what is now Old Montreal, which served as Montreal's first custom house. The building was completed in 1836, designed by Montreal architect John Ostell in the Palladian revival style. It is a National Historic Site of Canada.^[1] It now houses the Pointe-à-Callière Museum's gift shop.^[2]

Gallery

In 1886

References

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↑ Former Montreal Custom House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
↑ Pointe-à-Callière and Place Royale, Old Montreal Web site

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