1884 – Église Saint Jean Baptiste, Quebec City, Quebec
Following the fire of 1881 that destroyed Saint-Jean Church (constructed in 1847) and almost the entire Saint-Jean-Baptiste suburb,
Following the fire of 1881 that destroyed Saint-Jean Church (constructed in 1847) and almost the entire Saint-Jean-Baptiste suburb,
The third church on this site,
Built in the boom years of the early 1880s,
The moving force behind the construction of this island church was Reverend Arthur Sweatman who later became Archbishop of Toronto,
This building was constructed for R.J.
The Cathedral of St.
Designed by local architect James Chisholm as mixed retail and office space for merchants Edward and Annie E.
The first plan dates from 1839 but the work on the building’s structure was conducted between 1841 and 1865,
Now replaced by the massive Shriners Hospital For Children and closed in 2015.
The Bank of British Columbia is a three storey Italianate Style building on the corner of Government and Fort Streets.