Cormier House

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

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]

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