Château Ramezay
The Château Ramezay is a museum and historic building on Notre-Dame Street in Old Montreal, opposite Montreal City Hall in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| Established | 1705 |
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| Location | 280, rue Notre-Dame Est Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1C5 |
| Coordinates | 45°30′31″N 73°33′12″W |
| Type | museum and historic building |
| Website | www |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Official name | Château De Ramezay / India House National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1949 |
Patrimoine culturel du Québec | |
| Type | Monument historique classé |
| Designated | 1929 |
Built in 1705 as the residence of then-governor of Montreal, Claude de Ramezay, the Château was the first building proclaimed as a historical monument in Quebec and is the province's oldest private history museum. It was designated a National Historic Sites of Canada in 1949.
Over the years, the Château changed owners and functions several times, with Ramezay's descendants selling the manor to the fur-trading Compagnie des Indes.
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