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Château Ramezay
The Château Ramezay is a historic building and museum located on Notre-Dame Street in Old Montreal, directly across from Montreal City Hall in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Originally built in 1705 as the residence for Montreal's governor, Claude de Ramezay, the Château holds the distinction of being Quebec’s first designated historical monument and is the oldest private history museum in the province. It was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1949.
The Château changed hands and functions several times over the years. After Ramezay’s descendants sold it to the Compagnie des Indes, it served as the headquarters of the Continental Army in 1775 when they captured Montreal. In 1776, Benjamin Franklin briefly stayed at the Château while attempting to recruit troops for the American Revolutionary War. Following the British conquest, the building served as a residence for British governors until 1849, known formally as Government House, complementing the governor’s residences in Quebec City and Sorel.
In 1878, the Château became home to the Université de Montréal’s first Faculty of Medicine. By 1894, it had been purchased by the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Montreal, transforming into a museum and portrait gallery. In 1895, architect Sir Andrew Taylor led alterations to adapt the space for its new role.
Today, the Château Ramezay Museum houses a collection of roughly 30,000 items, mainly donated by Montrealers, including manuscripts, artworks, numismatic items, ethnological artifacts, paintings, prints, and furniture. Between 1997 and 2002, the museum underwent extensive restorations, adding the Governor’s Garden, which was inaugurated in 2000. In 2003, it received the National Award of Excellence from the Landscape Architects of Canada and has welcomed over a million visitors to date.
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