Lacolle in Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Église Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 19, 2024
1. Église Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Marker
En 1908, la paroisse de Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel est érigée et un curé résident s'y installe.
Au fil du temps, la structure initiale subit plusieurs modifications.
Puis on commande à l'architecte Donald Cardinal les plans d'une nouvelle église en briques. En 1928, on déplace encore une fois la vieille chapelle.
À l'aide de chevaux, on la traîne 70 mètres plus loin, derrière le site prévu pour la structure neuve. Mais, le 5 octobre, alors que la nouvelle église est en construction, le feu détruit complètement la vieille église. Seule une statue de la Vierge échappe aux flammes.
L’église actuelle est inaugurée le 16 décembre 1929. L’orgue de Casavant Frères y est installé en 1944.
Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Church
In 1908, a resident priest was appointed and the new parish of "Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel" was erected. Over the years, the structure was modified many times. But eventually, plans for an entirely new church, made of brick this time, were drawn up. In 1928, the old church was moved again.
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Erected by Tourisme Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu & région. (Marker Number 2.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is December 16, 1929.
Location. 45° 4.995′ N, 73° 22.388′ W. Marker is in Lacolle, Québec, in Le Haut-Richelieu. It is on Rue de l'Église Nord (Québec Route 221) just north of Rue Landry, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located beside the sidewalk, directly in front of the subject church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27 Rue de l'Église Nord, Lacolle QC J0J 1J0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Montréal. It is also 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 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blockhaus de la Rivière-Lacolle (approx. 2.9 kilometers away); a different marker also named Blockhaus de la Rivière-Lacolle (approx. 2.9 kilometers away); Bataille du Moulin de Lacolle / Battle of the Lacolle Mill (approx. 2.9
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2. Marker detail: Église Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Also see . . . Église Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel.
Excerpt: In 1908, the residents of the old Lacolle village were granted permission to have a resident priest. A new parish was canonically established and dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, on May 11th, 1908, by Bishop Paul Bruchési, of Montréal.
The new church was inaugurated on December 16th, 1929. The exterior church walls are covered with brick. The ground plan is rectangular with a salient chancel, a flat apse and a one-vessel nave and a rear gallery. The interior walls and the flat vault are covered with plaster. The Casavant Opus 1760 organ was restored in the 1990s by organ builders Guilbault-Thérien. Without being very powerful, the sound of this organ is helped by the church's very good acoustics.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 19, 2024
3. Église Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Marker
Looking west from Rue de l'Église Nord.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 19, 2024
4. Église Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel / Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Church
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 26, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
