Warehouse of William Dow/ Hill Warehouse
- Title:
- Warehouse of William Dow/ Hill Warehouse
- Address:
- 696 rue William
- Type of Building:
- storage facility warehouse
- Building Materials:
- 3 ft. thick grey stone walls; wood floors and beams
- Date Construction Completed:
- c.1864
- Date(s) of Alteration:
- 1891, 1986
- Notes:
- Two storeys were added in 1891. The first floor was partially converted into office space in 1986. The warehouse acted as a storehouse for liquor destined for the U.S. during prohibition.
- Sources:
-
Communauté Urbaine de Montréal. Architecture Industrielle Montreal. Montréal: Le Service, 1982. : 114-115
Visuals: exterior photos.
Sauvons Montreal/Save Montreal. Recollets: Les quartiers du Centre-Ville du Montreal/ Montreal’s Downtown Neighbourhoods. Montréal: Sauvons Montréal/Save Montréal, 1977. : 29
Visuals: exterior photo.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Warehouse of William Dow/ Hill Warehouse", Industrial Architecture of Montreal, McGill Libraries
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/industrial/items/in066.html
Rights
- Image Rights:
- Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
- Standardized Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/