Architects' Building (Montreal)
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The Architects' Building was an office building located in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. It was located at the southeast corner of Dorchester Boulevard (now René-Lévesque Boulevard) and Beaver Hall Hill in Downtown Montreal
.
It was designed by Montreal architecture firm Ross and Macdonald
, and was constructed between 1930 and 1932. It stood 17 stories tall, equivalent to 69.82 m in height. Its architectural style was considered to be Art Deco
.
It was demolished 1955 when Dorchester Boulevard was being enlarged.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was located at the southeast corner of Dorchester Boulevard (now René-Lévesque Boulevard) and Beaver Hall Hill in Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal is the central business district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is nearly enitirely located at the southern most slope of Mount Royal and is approximately bounded by Sherbrooke Street to the north, Papineau Avenue to the east, Guy Street or until Shaughnessy Village to the west,...
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It was designed by Montreal architecture firm Ross and Macdonald
Ross and Macdonald
Ross and Macdonald was one of Canada's most notable architecture firms in the early 20th century. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the firm originally operated as a partnership between George Allen Ross and David MacFarlane from 1907 to 1912. MacFarlane retired in 1913, and Robert Henry Macdonald...
, and was constructed between 1930 and 1932. It stood 17 stories tall, equivalent to 69.82 m in height. Its architectural style was considered to be Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
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It was demolished 1955 when Dorchester Boulevard was being enlarged.