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Trinity Memorial Anglican Church

5220, Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal

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Published on : May 19 2021

Last modified on : July 16 2025

Alert submitted by: Jo-Anne Wemmers

The church, dedicated to veterans of the First World War, has been closed since 2017. It has changed ownership several times since its closure and has been the subject of intense real estate speculation. As early as 2005, the City received a proposal from a developer who wanted to demolish the church and build a new commercial and residential complex on the site. We are concerned that, despite the heritage value of this building in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, a real estate project may replace this important witness to the neighborhood’s development.

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Trinity Memorial, façade avant, rue Sherbrooke Ouest

Source: Google Street View, novembre 2020

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Trinity Memorial, façade ouest, coin Sherbrooke et Northcliffe

Source: Google Street View, novembre 2020

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In order to fully understand the importance of this site, a documentary file on the physical and historical evolution of the church was carried out by Brodeur Consultants in 2018 on behalf of the Côte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough and which underlines the historical, heritage, landscape and community value of this site that should ideally be safeguarded and enhanced. This in-depth study served as the basis for the borough’s heritage interest statement (in French), published in August 2018.

In 2023, the church was damaged by fire because of its state of vacancy. In 2024, the owner decided to convert the space into an event venue and to build an extension that would include residential units. A minor exemption application was submitted for this purpose and presented at a public consultation. However, despite these efforts, no concrete project has materialized, and the church was put up for sale in June 2024. As of 2025, it remains vacant.

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    Côte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough

  • Issues

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    Mechanisms for protection

    Urban Development

  • Owner(s)

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    Private: company

  • Threat(s)

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    Vacant

    No upkeep

    Lack of knowledge

    Demand for land, speculation

    Inappropriate/incompatible use

    Vandalism

  • Conception

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    Ross & MacDonald, architects

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    Owner

  • Categorie(s)

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    Religious

  • Construction year

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    1921

  • Recognition status

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    Located in an area of exceptional heritage value – Sherbrooke West (East of Décarie)

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