Canada Life Building, Montreal
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The Canada Life Building in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
was completed in 1895 by Buffalo, New York
architect Richard Waite
and is an example of a first-generation skyscraper.
Located in the heart of what was once Canada's financial capital on St. James Street
, in what is now Old Montreal
, the Canada Life Building was the first building in Montreal to utilize an eight-storey steel structure.
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...
was completed in 1895 by Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
architect Richard Waite
Richard A. Waite
Richard A. Waite was a British-born American architect in the late 19th century.Richard Waite's father arrived in America in 1856 with his wife and children and settled in Buffalo, New York to work in a printing company. His son Richard, like many early architects, learned building design as an...
and is an example of a first-generation skyscraper.
Located in the heart of what was once Canada's financial capital on St. James Street
Saint Jacques Street
Saint Jacques Street is a major street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The street has had two official names: St. James Street in English after St. James's, London; and its current appellation, rue Saint-Jacques, in French. Both names are sometimes used in English, though Saint-Jacques is the most...
, in what is now Old Montreal
Old Montreal
Old Montreal is the oldest area in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, dating back to New France. Located in the borough of Ville-Marie, the area is bordered on the west by McGill St., on the north by Ruelle des Fortifications, on the east by Berri St. and on the south by the Saint Lawrence River...
, the Canada Life Building was the first building in Montreal to utilize an eight-storey steel structure.