Excerpt from the building’s entry in the City of Montreal’s Directory of Municipal Properties of Heritage Interest:

“This small building, located at the intersection of Casgrain and Shamrock Streets, was constructed in 1935 based on plans by the City’s chief architect, Donat Beaupré, who oversaw the design of dozens of municipal buildings during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Originally, the building served as a food inspection clinic for meat sold at the nearby Jean-Talon Market. Strict food supply regulations were adopted by municipal authorities in 1927 following a typhoid outbreak. Several such clinics were established in markets across the city, either newly built or redeveloped as part of Depression-era relief work in the early 1930s. Although it has since lost its original function, the building bears witness to the evolution of public health services.

The clinic was renovated and expanded around 1958 and is representative of early 1930s architecture through its Art Deco style. Its clean lines and volumes, vertical emphasis through pilasters, narrow windows, vertical projections, and stylized guardrail link it to this style. Decorative brickwork along the parapet and atop the pilasters, enhanced with copper flashing, complete the building’s ornamentation. The clinic forms an architecturally significant ensemble with two adjacent buildings from the same era and of similar Art Deco influence: Fire Station No. 31 and the main pavilion of the Jean-Talon Market.”

The building has been vacant since 2010. A heritage statement was issued in 2013. In 2014, the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie launched the Shamrock Avenue urban planning project. The building was one of the concerns raised by citizens during the 2016 public consultation. Following an inspection, it was found that the structure was contaminated with mold. In recent years, the City of Montreal has announced that it is studying various occupancy scenarios, but as of 2025, no concrete project has been proposed.