1913 – Édifice La Sauvegard, 150 Notre-Dame St. East, Montreal, Quebec
Architect: Saxe & Archibald
This 10-story skyscraper was La Sauvegarde Life Insurance Company headquarters,
This 10-story skyscraper was La Sauvegarde Life Insurance Company headquarters,
“Work has been commenced on a ten-storey office building on Beaver Hall Hill,
Still standing, but no longer used for its original purpose,
Constructed on St.
“The Terminal buildings will be,
Demolished.
“Upon entering one passes through heavy walnut doors elaborately carved into the vaulted vestibule lined with marble,
Built to replace the previous bank of 1893 by Taylor &
In 1911 it was decided to hold an architectural competition,
Fantastic building clearly inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago.
No longer a bank branch but an attractive building on a prominent junction site.