Old Port in Québec in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec, — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Jean Baillairgé
(1726-1805)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 4, 2019
1. Jean Baillairge Marker
Ce site et ses bâtiments conservent des traces de la maison et de l’atelier occupés par Jean Baillairgé de 1766 à 1801. Successivement charpentier, entrepreneur d’ouvrages de menuiserie et de sculpture et architecte. Jean Baillairgé est l’ancêtre d’une famille dont plusieurs membres ont profondément marqué la vie culturelle et modelé de façon déterminante le paysage architectural de la ville de Québec aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles.
Cette plaque a été dévoilée le 17 août 1991, lors du premier rassemblement des descendants de Jean Baillairgé, organisé pour célébrer le 250e anniversaire de son arrivée en Nouvelle-France (1741).
This site and its buildings keep traces of the house and workshop occupied by Jean Baillairgé from 1766 to 1801. Successively a carpenter, carpentry and sculpture contractor and architect. Jean Baillairgé is the ancestor of a family whose several members deeply marked cultural life and decisively shaped the architectural landscape of Quebec City in the 18th and 19th centuries.
This plaque was unveiled on August 17, 1991, during
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Erected 1991 by École d'architecture de l'Université Laval, la ville de Québec.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1766.
Location. 46° 48.864′ N, 71° 12.195′ W. Marker is in Québec, in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec. It is in Old Port. Marker is at the intersection of Rue du Sault-au-Matelot and Rue Saint-Antoine, on the left when traveling north on Rue du Sault-au-Matelot. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the hotel building at this address, just to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Rue du Sault-au-Matelot, Québec G1K 3Y7, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Charles Aubert de la Chesnaye (within shouting distance of this marker); Urselines de Quebec (within shouting distance of this marker); Convent of the Nuns of the Congregation (within shouting distance of this marker); Les Premiers Colons de Québec (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Parc La Cetière / La Cetière Park (within shouting distance of this marker); À la française… / French Style…
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 4, 2019
2. Jean Baillairgé Marker
Also see . . .
1. Jean Baillairgé (Wikipedia). Jean Baillairgé holds an important position in the history of art and architecture in Quebec. Perhaps more important than his work was the Baillairgé dynasty which he founded and which has had a prominent role in this area of Quebec art and architectural history. His son, François Baillairgé, worked with his father and continued the family contribution to art and architecture. Another son, Pierre-Florent, contributed significantly as a carver and joiner. (Submitted on July 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Jean Baillairgé, carpenter, wood-carver, and architect. He built several houses in Quebec for various individuals in the years 1762–68. In addition he redid or completed the carpentry on his own house, which he sold to Francis Maseres* in 1768 after building a house and shop for himself on Rue du Saint-au-Matelot. Among the houses he built during that period, the one on the Place Royale that was repaired in 1764 after the fire in Lower Town and is now called the Maison Dumont is unquestionably the most noteworthy. (Submitted on July 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
