The École du Centenaire de la Paix or Peace Centennial School in Villeray, Montreal was designed as a war memorial in 1913-1914 by architect Percy Erskin Nobbs and Hyde for the Protestant Board of School Commissioners of Montreal. Completed in 1914, the school was a practical and comely building that combined ideal space and natural light standards required for children with some spirited patriotic symbols and an exploration of the language of form and ornament that so fascinated Nobbs. The elementary school (4 floors, 36 classrooms) was constructed of brick and stone with a concrete frame.
Peace Centennial School was converted in the 1980s to Maison de la culture Claude-Léveillé, to house artists' studios and community organizations. The cultural centre includes an auditorium, an exhibition hall, a cafeteria, an entertainment room and administrative spaces.
It was converted in 2018 to Centre Jean-Marie Gauvreau. It was renovated by architecture studio Faucher Aubertin Brodeur Gauthie (FABG), both in its building enclosure and in the rearrangement of the ground floor.