Grey Nuns Motherhouse
Grey Nuns Motherhouse, now known as the Grey Nuns Building, is a former motherhouse of the Grey Nuns located at 1190 Guy Street, in the Borough of Ville-Marie, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. It is also named Grey Nuns Hospital of Montréal (not to be confused with Grey Nuns' Hospital located south of Place d'Youville). The building was completed in 1871.
| Grey Nuns Motherhouse | |
|---|---|
| Location | 1190 Guy Street, Quartier Concordia, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45.493445°N 73.576701°W |
| Built | 1871 |
| Built for | Grey Nuns |
| Architectural style(s) | Romanesque Revival and Neoclassical |
| Owner | Concordia University |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Official name | Mother House of the Grey Nuns of Montréal National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 2011 |
In 2007, it was bought by Concordia University and refurbished. It now serves as co-ed housing for 598 undergraduate students on the Sir George Williams Campus within the neighbourhood redevelopment project Quartier Concordia.
A crypt containing the graves of 276 nuns and other individuals is located in the basement. Among them was Mother Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, the first native-born Canadian to be declared a saint. In 2010 her remains were removed and relocated to her 1701 birthplace of Varennes, a community on the South Shore.
In 2011, it was designated one of the National Historic Sites of Canada.