Château Haldimand
The Château Haldimand was a castle that stood where the Château Frontenac now stands in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The building was constructed between 1784 and 1786.
History
[edit]In 1784, Quebec Governor Frederick Haldimand ordered construction of the château.[1] It became the seat of the colonial government of the province of Quebec from 1786 to 1791.[2]
In 1860, the Canadian government established administrative offices and the headquarters of the Legislative Assembly of Canada in the castle until 1866.[1]
The castle was later used as part of Laval University until 1892,[3] when it was demolished to make way for the construction of the Château Frontenac.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Château Haldimand". GrandQuebec.com (in French). 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
Le Château Haldimand a été bâti entre 1784 et 1787. Sa construction est commandée par le gouverneur Frederick Haldimand ... Trois ans plus tard, en 1860, le gouvernement de la province de Québec y établit l'Assemblée législative et des bureaux de l'administration.
- ^ Sir James MacPherson Le Moine (1876). Quebec, Past and Present: A History of Quebec, 1608-1876. A. Coté & c,̊.
- ^ Burpee, Lawrence J.; Doughty, Arthur G., eds. (1912). The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History. Toronto. p. 75. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Official plaque commemorating the Château Haldimand
- ^ Articles | Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française – histoire, culture, religion, héritage
- ^ HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca
External links
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Media related to Château Haldimand at Wikimedia Commons
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