August 2025.
I know the past few Montreal dump articles have been really long, so here’s a shorter one to break up the monotony a bit. This one starts from Rue Notre-Dame’s intersection with Rue Saint-Pierre.
Caverhill Block
Unlike the majority of this area’s architectural character, the Caverhill Block’s western neighbors have been demolished, exposing its brick party wall. It actually consists of three buildings expressed as one, all designed for the Caverhill Hardware Store. The Caverhill Block dates to 1866 and was designed by Cyrus Pole Thomas and William Tutin Thomas in the Second Empire style.
A view of the right two modules from Rue des Recollets:
It was tough to get a straight-on shot because of the building’s width.
Lots of classical ornamentation here, such as the stacked columns, cornices, and deep arches of the first floor. Here’s a closer look at the central entrance:
Beyond the fancy Corinthian columns and corbels supporting a semicircular pediment, the iron framing of the doors and windows appears to be original.
Much better…looking up at the shaft of the building:
This facade has classical ornamentation smeared across every single surface. I do like its textural effect, but it becomes a simply decorative element as opposed to its structural role on other classical revival styles. The oval windows below the cornice are cool, too.
Yummy three-dimensionality:
Hugh Thompson Warehouse
1926 photo of the warehouse after its addition. (McCord Stewart Museum)
This warehouse was built for Hugh Thompson in 1861 by John James Browne, who designed similar warehouses in the area. Its small size only allowed one tenant at a time, which were generally dry goods or clothing companies. During the A. & E. Pierce & Co.’s use of the building in the 1920s, they added two floors in a more pared-down classical style around 1925. The building is mostly used by law firms today.
445-449 Rue Saint-Pierre
This later Renaissance Revival building was completed in 1885 and built for the Fraser Institute. I’m curious what the “TITANIC” reliefs on the basement lintels mean.
The following dump article hooks a right here down Rue de Recollets towards Rue Saint-Helene.
Sources:
https://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inventaire/fiches/secteur.php?sec=m
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