Plan
Plan of the Papineau House on Bonsecours Street in Montreal. Drawings on strong cardboard in Indian ink. Illustrates the façade of the house on rue Bonsecours, as well as floor plans and projections.
- Accession Number 2019.01.01.31
- Artistes / Auteurs Basalo, Coursole
- Date 1871
- Medium and Support Indian ink, cardboard
- Measurements 43,2 x 58,5 cm
Historical context
This plan shows the house of patriot leader Louis-Joseph Papineau, located at 440 rue de Bonsecours in Old Montreal. The “Papineau House” is also known as the “John Campbell House”, after the colonel who built it in 1785. Acquired by Joseph Papineau in 1809, it became the property of his son Louis-Joseph in 1814. The latter lived here from 1819, during his years as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Cana...
- Accession Number 2019.01.01.31
- Artistes / Auteurs Basalo, Coursole
- Date 1871
- Medium and Support Indian ink, cardboard
- Measurements 43,2 x 58,5 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière, Papineau fonds, donation by Denis St-Martin, 2019.001.001.031
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