Old Montreal in Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Palais de L'intendance
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Intendance Palace
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2024
1. Palais de L'intendance/Intendance Palace Marker
Ici s'élevait le palais de l'intendance construit en 1698, remplacé par le manoir du baron de Longueuil, puis par la résidence de Sir John Johnson, par le luxueux hôtel Mansion House, le théâtre Royal, et le British American Hotel. Erected by Commission des monuments historiques / Historic Monuments Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1698.
Location. 45° 30.581′ N, 73° 33.078′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec. It is in Old Montreal. It is at the intersection of Bonsecours Street and Rue Saint-Paul East, on the left when traveling west on Bonsecours Street. The marker is mounted at eye-level on the
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sir William Johnson (a few steps from this marker); Jean Barbot dit Boisdoré Lived Here in 1712 (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Papineau (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Les délices de la belle saison / The delicacies of the beautiful season (about 150 meters away); Le Marché Bonsecours / Bonsecours Market (about 150 meters away); Parc Fleury-Mesplet (about 150 meters away); Cartier Residences (about 150 meters away); Immeuble de l'association des débardeurs / Building of the Longshoremen Association (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montréal.
Also see . . . A Site that has been Marked by History.
Excerpt: The site where the Bonsecours Market would eventually be built was at the centre of the social and cultural activities of the colony, both under the French regime, and later on. Numerous prominent personalities have made it their home beginning with Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil. François Bigot, the last Intendent of New France lived there from 1749 until his return to France,(Submitted on April 2, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)in 1760. John Johnson, an ardent loyalist, Superintendent General and Inspector General of the Six-Nations Indians, as well as the Indians in the Province of Quebec, amongst other positions, bought the residence in 1796 and resold it to John Molson, in 1815. Molson expanded and refurbished the Mansion House Hotel. After a fire, Molson built the New Mansion House, which was subsequently called the British American Hotel, which in turn was destroyed by fire in 1833. The site also played host to the Théâtre Royal where Charles Dickens and his band of amateur actors staged a production. This theatre carried on its activities for about twenty years before being demolished. Its ruins remain buried beneath the foundation of today's Bonsecours Market. John Molson's son sold back to the City the major portion of the land that would be used for the establishment of the new Bonsecours Market, whose construction began in 1844. The Public Market was inaugurated in January 1847.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 20242. Palais de L'intendance/Intendance Palace MarkerThe marker is mounted near the northwest [right] corner of the Bonsecours Market building.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2024
3. Bonsecours Market building (northwest elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
