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St. James Church

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Date:

ca. 1880.

Reference:

Volume number: 60002

Item no. (creator):

D-19-1

Type of material:

Photographs

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5053641

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Edward McCann collection

St. James Church
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Date(s):

ca. 1880.

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Place:

Montreal, Quebec:

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

1 photograph : b&w stereoscope ; 17.3 x 8.4 cm.

Language of material:

English

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Montreal - St. James Church, Interior., The Saint-Jacques (St. James) Cathedral is an example of Gothic Revival architecture in Canada. It was originally built in 1828, and was dedicated under the name of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur. The church was built near the corner of modern-day Saint Denis and Saint Catherine streets in Montreal. However, the building was destroyed by fire in 1852 and was rebuilt between 1855 and 1857 by John Ostell (1813-1892). It burned down again in 1858, but some of the remaining architecture (e.g., the western facade / bell tower by Ostell) was integrated into the design of the subsequent church built by Victor Bourgeau (1809-1888) in 1860. This stereoscopic image of the church interior by Alexander Henderson (1831-1913) is from sometime after the Bourgeau iteration was built. In 1973, the church's steeple (1855-1857) was classified as an historical monument under the Cultural Property Act, and thus the spire and transept were integrated into the Judith Jasmin Pavilion commissioned by the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in 1979., It is important to note that the church depicted in this stereoscope should not be confused with either Saint James United Church or the Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral (formerly Saint James Cathedral), which are also located in Montreal.

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Photographer: Henderson, Alexander, 1831-1913

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Exhibitions note:

Exhibition title: Canadian and Indigenous Art. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 2018.06.15 - 2019.06.15.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: verso, c. pencil: St. James Church / Montreal ;
verso, c. stamped: ALEX. HENDERSON, Landscape Photographer, CANADIAN LANDSCAPES SUITABLE FOR THE GRAPHOSCOPE / ALWAYS READY. / 237 ST. JAMES STREET, (opposite Ottawa hotel) MONTREAL.

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Private

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1988-286 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [EDWARD 1988-286] 60002

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Alexander Henderson / Library and Archives Canada / e011198098
Restrictions on use: Nil
Copyright: Expired

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10