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Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly in Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
 

Maison Normand

Normand House

 
 
Maison Normand Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 5, 2019
1. Maison Normand Marker
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Français:
Venu travailler à la réparation de l'église paroissiale, Pierre-Philias Normand ouvre, en 1832, le premier magasin général de Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly. À l'origine, simple maison de ferme, le bâtiment est alors transformé en résidence familiale d'un côté et magasin de l'autre. Trois générations s'y succèdent jusqu'à sa fermeture en 1990.

En 1893, le feu détruit tout et même le magasin général voisin, propriété de la famille Breton, n'est pas épargné. La famille Normand rebâtit « en grand » l'année suivante : architecture Nouvel Empire, lanternon, toit mansardé sur quatre faces, galerie avec fers, autrefois sur toute la largeur. Le toit en tôle à la canadienne est refait comme à l'ancienne en 2013.

Selon les époques, le magasin s'ajuste à la demande : épicerie et mercerie, vente de pneus, etc. L'espace venant à manquer, des bâtiments servent d'entrepôts sur la rue Normand.

Haut lieu de sociabilité villageoise, des écoliers viennent, le midi, se rassasier du « bon manger » que leur cuisine madame Normand, tandis que « rouges » et « bleus » débattent chaudement d'élections et qu'éclate
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un fou rire autour de la table où pépère vient de laisser tomber son as.

En 1991, la Maison Normand est convertie en gîte.

English translation (Google):
Pierre-Philias Normand, who came to work on the repair of the parish church, opened the first general store in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly in 1832. The building was originally a simple farmhouse and was transformed into a family residence on one side and a store on the other. Three generations followed each other until its closure in 1990.

In 1893, fire destroyed everything and even the nearby general store, owned by the Breton family, was not spared. The Normand family rebuilt "big" the following year: New Empire architecture, lantern, four-sided mansard roof, iron balcony all the way. The Canadian-made tin roof was redone in 2013.

Depending on the era, the store adjusts to demand: grocery and haberdashery, tire sales, etc. As space is running out, buildings serve as warehouses on Normand Street.

High place of village sociability, schoolchildren come, at lunchtime, to satisfy themselves with the "good food" from the kitchen Madame Normand, while "reds" and "blues" debate elections hotly and burst out a laugh around the table where father has just left drop his ace.
 
Erected by Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly Heritage Society.
 
Topics.
Marker detail: Magasin général P. Normand (1894)<br>(P. Normand General Store - 1894) image. Click for full size.
Cécile Lambert Collection
2. Marker detail: Magasin général P. Normand (1894)
(P. Normand General Store - 1894)
This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 46° 39.865′ N, 71° 34.456′ W. Marker is in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, in Chaudière-Appalaches. Marker is on Chemin de Tilly just west of Côte de l’Église, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located beside the white picket fence, directly in front of the Normand House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3894 Chemin de Tilly, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly QC G0S 2C0, Canada. Touch for directions.
 
Marker detail: Intérieur du magasin général P. Normand<br>(P. Normand General Store Interior) image. Click for full size.
Paul Brunet Collection
3. Marker detail: Intérieur du magasin général P. Normand
(P. Normand General Store Interior)
Marker detail: Liste de Prix, années 1890<br>(Price list, 1890s) image. Click for full size.
4. Marker detail: Liste de Prix, années 1890
(Price list, 1890s)
Français:
2 verges de coton jaune • 5¢
4 onces de vin vermillon • 40¢
1 globe pour fanal • 30¢
2 livres de clous • 5¢
1/2 livre de thé • 20¢
1/2 Livre de poivre • 10¢

English:
2 yards of yellow cotton • 5¢
4 ounces of vermilion wine • 40¢
1 light bulb • 30¢
2 pounds of nails • 5¢
1/2 pound of tea • 20¢
1/2 pound of pepper • 10¢
Maison Normand Marker (<i>wide view</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 5, 2019
5. Maison Normand Marker (wide view)
Maison Normand (<i>marker visible at bottom left</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 5, 2019
6. Maison Normand (marker visible at bottom left)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 26, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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