Vieux-Québec-Cap-Blanc-colline Parlementaire in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec, — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Maison Jean-Demers
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2014
1. Maison Jean-Demers Marker
Le carré de la maison a résisté aux bombardements de la flotte anglaise en 1759. La charpente à pannes de la toiture date de 1764. La maison contient encore quatre foyers d’origine et des plafonds anciens à poutres cordonnées.
De Jean Demers et de Jeanne Védie, son épouse, sont issue les nombreux Demers de la région de Québec.
La Commission des monuments historiques classa la maison en 1966. Me Paul-Arthur Demers fit don de cette plaque en 1989.
English translation:
Jean Demers or Dumets, from Dieppe, undertook the construction of this house in 1689. The masons Le Rouge, Reonault and Charpentier worked there. It was inhabited by the Demers family until 1764.
The house withstood bombardment by the the English fleet in 1759. The structure of the roof purlins date from 1764. The house still contains four original fireplaces and old-beam ceilings.
Jean Demers and Jeanne Védie, his wife, have many Demers descendants in the Quebec City area.
The Historic Monuments Commission registered the house in 1966. Mr. Paul-Arthur Demers donated
this page online
Erected 1989 by M, Paul-Arthur Demers.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1689.
Location. 46° 48.718′ N, 71° 12.211′ W. Marker is in Québec, in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec. It is in Vieux-Québec-Cap-Blanc-colline Parlementaire. Marker is on Rue du Petit Champlain close to Rue Soul le Fort, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 39 Rue du Petit Champlain, Québec G1K 4G8, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hommage à Pierre et Gabriel LeMieux (a few steps from this marker); L'Immigration des Filles du Roi en Nouvelle-France / Immigration of the Filles du Roi to New France (within shouting distance of this marker); Hôtel Chevalier (within shouting distance of this marker); Funiculaire / Funicular (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Jolliet (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Jolliet House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hommage à Gérard Paris et Jacques de Blois (within shouting distance of this marker); Mathieu d'Amours (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Québec.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2014
2. Maison Jean-Demers Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2014
3. What goes on inside a house Wall Mural
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