“This building, built in 1910, is a multi-purpose building that serves various municipal services for the City of Côte-Saint-Paul. Built by this municipality shortly before its annexation to Montreal, the building is a remarkable example of a multi-purpose city hall that retains all its original exterior features. Built in 1910 according to the plans of architect J. Émile Vanier, known for having also designed the Saint-Louis-du-Mile-End city hall, the old Côte-Saint-Paul city hall is distinguished by the balance of its façade, the central gable and the ogival windows. Although it has lost its original vocation, it preserves the memory of the fire station by operating a museum. The City Hall is built on an institutional and administrative block that still bears witness to the social, political and religious organization of the time. This building is part of a unique nucleus in Montreal that includes, in addition to the old city hall, a church, a boarding school and residences typical of Montreal in the early 20th century. It is for this reason that a heritage site was created under the Cultural Property Act in 1990.” (free translation from the website of Propriétés municipales d’intérêt patrimonial, Ville de Montréal)