Windsor Station, Montreal
E806700
Windsor Station in Montreal is a historic former railway terminal renowned for its grand Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and central role in Canada's rail history.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former railway station
ⓘ
heritage building ⓘ landmark in Montreal ⓘ |
| address | 1160 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Bell Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Place du Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
Bruce Price
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ⓘ
Edward Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ William Sutherland Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Richardsonian Romanesque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Romanesque ⓘ
surface form:
Romanesque Revival
|
| category |
Canadian Pacific Railway stations in Quebec
ⓘ
National Historic Sites in Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Railway stations in Montreal ⓘ |
| ceasedRailPassengerService | 1993 ⓘ |
| cityCentreRole | major transportation hub in Montreal history ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1887 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
event venue
ⓘ
office building ⓘ |
| expansionDate |
1900
ⓘ
1910 ⓘ 1916 ⓘ 1924 ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
headquarters of Canadian Pacific Railway
ⓘ
railway terminal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched windows
ⓘ
corner tower ⓘ interior colonnades ⓘ large central waiting hall ⓘ massive stone arches ⓘ ornamental stone carving ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important in Canada’s transcontinental rail history
ⓘ
played central role in development of Canadian Pacific Railway network ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Downtown Montreal
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ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | grey limestone ⓘ |
| near |
Peel Street
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ⓘ
Rue de la Gauchetière Ouest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| originalClient | Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayServed |
Canadian Pacific Railway main line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montreal commuter rail services ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Lucien-L’Allier station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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