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Cormier House Maison Cormier
House information Location 1418 Pine Avenue, Golden Square Mile Built 1930-31 (renovated 1982-83) Architect Ernest Cormier Architectural style Art deco Cormier House (French: Maison Cormier) is an Art deco residence in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located at 1418 Pine Avenue.[1]
Description
Exterior of Cormier House
It was built by architect Ernest Cormier as his own residence in 1930-31, and also served as the residence of Pierre Trudeau, following his retirement from politics, until Trudeau's death in 2000.[2] In 1974, it was proclaimed as a historical monument in Quebec.
Cormier experimented with a variety of styles in the house: Art deco on the facade, monumental on one side and more modernist in the back. Cormier created most of the furniture, with remaining pieces acquired at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris.[3]
Recognition
Cormier House has been designated as a historic property under Quebec's heritage legislation, the Loi sur les biens culturels.[4] The house appeared on a stamp issued by Canada Post in 2011.[5][6]
References
- ^ Columbo, John Robert (1984). Canadian Literary Landmarks. Canada: Hounslow Press. pp. 70. ISBN 0-88882-073-9. http://books.google.ca/books?id=0zbdUkJkm10C&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=%22Maison+Cormier%22#PPA70,M1.
- ^ Fulford, Robert (13 September 2003). "Art Deco's glamour". National Post (robertfulford.com). http://www.robertfulford.com/2003-09-13-deco.html. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
- ^ Bourbonnais, Eric (2006). Ulysses Travel Guide Montreal. Canada: Ulysses Travel Guides. pp. 91. ISBN 2894647425. http://books.google.com/books?id=wC3ZVocOaDwC&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91&dq=%22Maison+Cormier%22.
- ^ Maison Cormier. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
- ^ Rochon, Lisa (8 June 2011). "New stamps emphasize Art Deco design". The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/in-pictures-new-stamps-emphasize-art-deco-design/article2052476/. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Architecture: Art Déco". Canada's Stamp Details (Vol. XX No 2; April to June 2011). Canada Post. http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/collecting/stamps/2011/2011_architecture_art_deco.jsf. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
Coordinates: 45°30′01″N 73°35′07″W / 45.500262°N 73.585398°W
- Ulysses Travel Guides Collective (2007). Montreal. Montreal: Ulysses Travel Guides. ISBN 978-2-89464-797-4. http://www.ulyssesguides.com/catalogue/FicheProduit.aspx?n=Montreal-Ulysses-Travel-Guide&isbn=9782894647974.
Categories:- Art Deco buildings in Canada
- Houses completed in 1930
- Pierre Trudeau
- Houses in Montreal
- Ernest Cormier buildings
- Cultural Properties of Quebec
- Quebec building and structure stubs
- Montreal stubs
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