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Published on : May 10 2021
Last modified on : July 10 2025
Alert submitted by: Maryse Gagné
Fire station #24 was built in 1898 by architects Joseph-Honoré McDuff and Ludger Lemieux at the request of the former town of Saint-Henri. Although they created many buildings together, this is the only fire station they designed together. When Saint-Henri was annexed to the City of Montreal in 1905, the building – then called Fire station #2- was incorporated into the City of Montreal’s real estate and renamed Fire station #24.
It is one of the oldest fire stations still in existence on the territory of the City of Montreal, as well as the only existing building from the time of the former municipality of Saint-Henri.
Caserne #24
Source: Source: Ville de Montréal, 2009
Caserne #24
Source: Source: Ville de Montréal, 2009
Caserne #24
Source: Daniel Bromberg, 2021
Caserne #24
Source: Daniel Bromberg, 2021
Caserne #24
Source: Source: Google Maps, juin 2019
The building lost its fire station function in 1963 and it underwent major work in 1964 to accommodate the former Notre-Dame library of the public libraries network. This place kept its function until 2008, when the new Saint-Henri library opened its doors across the street, and it has been vacant ever since.
The heritage interest of the building lies in the quality of its facade volumetry, inspired by the Second Empire style, despite the many works aimed at integrating the use of public library in the preservation of its integrity over the decades. Its interest also lies in the uniqueness of its general volume, compared to the surrounding buildings, and its location on a street corner, which makes it a landmark in the sector.
Sources: Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal (in French) and website of the municipal properties of heritage interest (in French).
Le Sud-Ouest borough
Mechanisms for protection
Urban Development
Urban Development
Public: municipal
Vacant
No upkeep
Demand for land, speculation
Vandalism
Vandalism
Joseph Honoré McDuff et Ludger Lemieux
City of Montréal
Institutional
Institutional
1898
Building of exceptional heritage value
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