These plaques, set in 1960 by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, commemorate the Maison Mailloux, built in 1736. The Military Council, District of Quebec, held its meeting between 1760 and 1764 and the Commissariat, Pay and Army Bill offices were quartered there between 1815 and 1871.
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[left plaque/plaque de gauche]
LA MAISON MAILLOUX
CONSTRUITE SANS ÉTAGE VERS 1736 PAR JEAN MAILLOUX, ARCHITECTE, ELLE FUT SURÉLEVÉE À SA HAUTEUR ACTUELLE AVANT 1775 PAR ANTOINE DUCHESNAY, CONSEILLER EXÉCUTIF, PUS AGRANDIE EN 1799 PAR JOHN HALE, ADJOINT DU TRÉSORIER PAYEUR GÉNÉRAL DES TROUPES BRITANNIQUES. EN 1760-64, LE CONSEIL MILITAIRE, RÉGION DE QUÉBEC, SIÉGEA ICI ET LE DÉPÔT DES VIVRES, LE BUREAU DE LA SOLDE ET CELUI D'ÉMISSION DES BILLETS DE L'ARMÉE Y FURENT LOGÉS DE 1815 À 1871. D'UNE ARCHITECTURE TYPIQUE DE LA VILLE DE QUÉBEC, CETTE MAISON A ÉTÉ RESTAURÉE EN 1959 PAR LE GOUVERNEMENT FÉDÉRAL ET LA CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE QUÉBEC.
[right plaque/plaque de droite]
BUILT AS A ONE-STOREY RESIDENCE ABOUT 1736, BY JEAN MAILLOU, ARCHITECT, IT WAS RAISED BEFORE 1775 TO ITS PRESENT HEIGHT BY ANTOINE DUCHESNAY, EXECUTIVE COUNCILLOR, AND EXTENDED IN 1799 BY JOHN HALE, DEPUTY PAY MASTER GENERAL OF THE BRITISH FORCES. HERE, THE MILITARY COUNCIL, DISTRICT OF QUEBEC, HELD ITS MEETINGS, 1760-64, AND COMMISSARIAT, PAY AND ARMY BILL OFFICES WERE QUARTERED, 1815-1871. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF QUEBEC TOWN ARCHITECTURE, IT WAS RESTORED IN 1959 BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE QUEBEC CITY BOARD OF TRADE.
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Location
Maison Mailloux Memorial Plaques
17 Saint-Louis Street
Québec
Maison Mailloux Memorial Plaques
17 Saint-Louis Street
Québec
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 46.8119762
Long. -71.2064358
Lat. 46.8119762
Long. -71.2064358
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