Charles Baillairgé

Charles Baillairgé
Born	September 29, 1826(1826-09-29) Quebec City, Quebec
Died	May 10, 1906(1906-05-10) (aged 79) Quebec City, Quebec
Occupation	architect, land surveyor, civil engineer, and author

Charles Baillairgé (29 September 1826 – 10 May 1906^[1]) was an architect, land surveyor, civil engineer, and an author.

He was from a long line of sculptors, painters, and architects that began with his great grandfather, Jean Baillairgé. He was involved in designing many projects that were under the supervision of his brother, Frédéric, who held a senior position with public works. He completed the neoclassical stone building for the Academy of Music (Music Hall) on rue Saint-Louis in Quebec city in 1853.^[2]

Charles Baillairgé and Thomas Fuller (architect) completed work in 1866 as the principal architects on the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.^[3]

Two of Baillairgé's works have been designated as National Historic Sites of Canada due to their remarkable architecture. The Bon-Pasteur Chapel (1868), a rectangular five-storey stone-faced chapel with a gable roof is part of the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Quebec City, designed by Charles Baillairgé, was designated a National Historic Site in 1975 as an outstanding example of religious architecture in Quebec.^[4][5] Baillairgé's Têtu House (1854), a three-storey, stone townhouse designed in the Neoclassical style by Charles Baillairgé in the same city was designated a National Historic Site in 1973 as one of the most remarkable examples of a Neoclassical townhouse built in Canada during the mid-19th century.^[6]

Charles Philippe Ferdinand Baillairgé designed a Roman Catholic Church and sacristy, 1849 in Beauport, Quebec. He designed a Roman Catholic Church in [[St. Elzear, Quebec 1852. He designed a Roman Catholic Church 1853-7 in L'Isle Verte, Quebec. He designed Eglise Ste. Marie, 1854 in Ste-Marie, Quebec. He designed a Roman Catholic Church, 1854-56 in St. Romuald, Quebec. He designed Eglise St. Patrice, 1855-57 in Riviere-Du-Loup, Quebec, which burned in 1883, and was rebuilt. He designed a Roman Catholic Church, 1861 in Ste. Marguerite, Quebec. With Joseph F. Peachy, Baillairgé designed the interiors for a Roman Catholic Church, Ile d'Orleans, 1863 in St. Laurent, Quebec. He designed a private chapel (1886) at his summer residence; now relocated at La Guadeloupe, Frontenac Co. ^[7]

Works

Building	Year Completed	Builder	Style	Location	Image
Eglise St. Roch, addition of two steeples to the church designed by Thomas Baillairgé	1841	Charles Baillairgé		St. Joseph Street, Quebec, Quebec
Eglise St. Jean Baptiste, 1847 interior decorations, 1854; addition of two bell towers, 1857; presbytery, 1858	1847	Charles Baillairgé		St. Jean Street, Quebec, Quebec
central pavillion, Laval University, University Street, [8]	1854-56	Charles Baillairgé		Quebec, Quebec
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Basilica, cast iron fence and gates	1857	Charles Baillairgé		Market Square
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé; ancienne prison de Québec		Charles Baillairgé		Québec, Québec
Langevin block, Parliament Hill		Charles Baillairgé & Thomas Fuller (architect)		Ottawa, Ontario
Library of Parliament, Parliament Hill		Charles Baillairgé & Thomas Fuller (architect)		Ottawa, Ontario
House of Parliament		Charles Baillairgé & Thomas Fuller (architect)		Ottawa, Ontario

References

1. ^ Christina Cameron. "Baillairgé, Charles", in Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto and Université Laval, 2000, retrieved February 1st, 2009
2. ^ Pound, Richard W. (2005). 'Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates'. Fitzhenry and Whiteside. 
3. ^ Pound, Richard W. (2005). 'Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates'. Fitzhenry and Whiteside. 
4. ^ "Bon-Pasteur Chapel". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=0682&oqeName=Bon-Pasteur+Chapel&oqfName=Chapelle+du+Bon-Pasteur. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
5. ^ Bon-Pasteur Chapel. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
6. ^ Têtu House. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
7. ^ "biography in Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950". http://www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1654. Retrieved November 16, 2011. 
8. ^ http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1654 Charles Baillairgé

• Christina Cameron. "Baillairgé, Charles", in Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto and Université Laval, 2000
• Cameron, Christina (1989). Charles Baillairgé: Architect and Engineer, McGill-Queen's Press, 201 p. (ISBN 0773506381) (preview)
• Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (http://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/RPCQ/detailPge.do?methode=consulterOngletInfoHistorique&pgeId=7227)

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Name	Baillairge, Charles
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Date of birth	29 September 1826
Place of birth	Quebec City, Quebec
Date of death	10 May 1906
Place of death	Quebec City, Quebec