Northern Electric Co.
- Title:
- Northern Electric Co.
- Address:
- 1730 rue St-Patrick
- Type of Building:
- industrial complex
- Architect:
- Carmichael, William John
- Building Materials:
- foundation of reinforced concrete; steel superstructure; interior columns encased in terra cotta; ornaments are terra cotta; walls are plastic brick (7 million used)
- Date Construction Began:
- 1913
- Date(s) of Alteration:
- 1926-1928, 1929-1930, 1948, 1975
- Notes:
- From "One of Montreal's most Modern Factories" Construction 9:4 (1916): "The total excavation amounted to some fifty thousand cubic yards. Over fourteen thousand cubic yards of concrete have been used for foundations. One hundred thousand square feet of glazing glass has been used and approximately one hundred thousand square feet hot water radiation service were required to be installed."
- Sources:
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“One of Montreal’s Most Modern Factories.” . Construction 9:4, 1916: 135, 121-125
Visuals: exterior photo, side elevation, floor plan, interior photos.
Archemi. Inventaire et évaluation des ressources culturelles Canal de Lachine. Montréal: Parcs Canada, 1995. : 477-80
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 photos, aerial view, exterior photos, roof detail.
Communauté Urbaine de Montréal. Architecture Industrielle Montreal. Montréal: Le Service, 1982. : 162-3
Visuals: exterior photo.
Faucher, Paul et al. Canal de Lachine et ses abords: Étude de zone prioritaire sur la mise en valeur du patrimoine. Montréal: Ville de Montréal, Service de l’habitation et du developpement urbain, 1991. .
Visuals: exterior photo.
Laguë, Jean., Willa Burgess, and Mark London. Proposal: Canal de Lachine, Ecluses St-Gabriel. Montréal: Héritage Montréal, 1985. : 15
Visuals: exterior photo, exterior detail.
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. : 30
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Northern Electric Co.", Industrial Architecture of Montreal, McGill Libraries
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/industrial/items/in136.html