Old Montreal in Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

École Vétérinaire Française de Montréal

1886-1986

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 21, 2024

1. École Vétérinaire Française de Montréal Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[Français] Cet immeuble a été construit sur l’emplacement des bâtiments de l’école vétérinaire française de Montréal fondée le 4 avril 1886, par le docteur Victor-Théodule Daubigny, oui en fut le premier directeur. Elle s’établit à oka, de 1928 à 1946, puis s’installa, en 1947, à Saint-Hyacinthe, et devint, en 1969, la faculté de médecine vétérinaire de l’université de Montréal.

[English] This building was constructed on the site of the buildings of the French veterinary school of Montreal, founded on April 4, 1886, by Dr. Victor-Théodule Daubigny, who was its first director. It was established in Oka from 1928 to 1946, then moved, in 1947, to Saint-Hyacinthe, and became, in 1969, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Montreal.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is April 4, 1886.

Location. 45° 30.637′ N, 73° 33.261′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec. It is in Old Montreal. It is at the intersection of Rue Saint-Antoine Est and Rue Guy-Frégault, on the right when traveling north on Rue

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Saint-Antoine Est. The marker is mounted on the north side of the building at this location. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 338 Rue Saint-Antoine Est, Montréal QC H2Y 1A3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in 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: Place Victor-Morin (a few steps from this marker); Immeuble de l'association des débardeurs / Building of the Longshoremen Association (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Square Viger (about 150 meters away); Joseph Papineau (about 180 meters away); Cartier Residences (about 210 meters away); Le jardin de Lyon (about 210 meters away); Place J.-Ernest-Laforce (about 210 meters away); Château de Ramezay (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montréal.

Also see . . . Victor-Théodule Daubigny (1836-1908) (Wikipedia).

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 21, 2024

2. École Vétérinaire Française de Montréal Marker

The marker is mounted above eye level on the north side of the building.

Excerpt (English translation): Veterinarian and promoter of French-language veterinary education in Quebec, founder of the Montreal Veterinary School, the first French-speaking veterinary university in North America.
Several French-speaking veterinary schools were founded in the 1880s. The Montreal School of Veterinary Medicine, affiliated with Victoria University, was founded in 1885 by Daubigny and Orphir Bruneau, but Daubigny left. Then Daubigny partnered with Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle, Hugues-E. Desrosiers, Salluste Duval, and Norbert Fafard to found the French Veterinary School of Montreal in 1886, affiliated with Laval University of Montreal. In parallel, the Quebec Veterinary School was founded in 1888 by Joseph-Alphonse Couture, an institution also affiliated with Laval University until 1889. The city of Montreal therefore experienced a period during which there were three institutions teaching veterinary medicine.
The French Veterinary School of Montreal was renamed the School of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Science of Montreal in 1894. It is based in the former premises of the Faculty of Medicine and results from the merger between the Montreal Veterinary School and the Quebec Veterinary School.

(Submitted on May 18, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

École Vétérinaire Française de Montréal Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 21, 2024

3. École Vétérinaire Française de Montréal Site

Looking south along Rue Saint-Antoine Est.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on May 17, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.