IN062 |
| Canadian Switch and Spring Co. |
1401-1545, rue St-Patrick;
| Architect: |
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(unknown)
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| Building Type: |
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factory |
| Materials: |
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brick |
| Completed: |
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1898-99 |
| Alterations: |
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1942, 1994 |
| Alteration Architect: |
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Spence & Burge |
| Note: |
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In 1994, the building was extensively modified. The wall facing the canal has been largely preserved. Currently occupied by Agmont, a knitting and dyeing plant. |
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| View from rue du Canal, looking east (1999) |
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Archemi. Inventaire et évaluation des ressources culturelles Canal de Lachine. Montréal: Parcs Canada, 1995. : 487-90
Location: Centre de documentation. Parcs Canada- secteur de Lachine.
Visuals: exterior photo.
Centre canadien d'architecture. An Industrial Landscape observed: the Lachine Canal, 14 July to 25 October 1992. Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture=Centre canadien d'architecture, 1992. .
Visuals: interior photo.
Communauté Urbaine de Montréal. Architecture Industrielle Montreal. Montréal: Le Service, 1982. : 96-7
Visuals: exterior photo.
Laguë, Jean., Willa Burgess, and Mark London. Proposal: Canal de Lachine, Ecluses St-Gabriel. Montréal: Héritage Montréal, 1985. : 13
Visuals: exterior photo.
Riga, Andy. "Canal zone retro: Discreet Logic takes the lead in developing a high-tech industrial park in the Lachine Canal district just west of Old Montreal." . Montreal Gazette, 19 Jul. 1997: C1
Sicotte, Anne-Marie and Rene Theriault. The Lachine Canal Historical Guide. Montréal: Association Les Mil Lieues, 1987. : 29
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