Industrial Architecture Montreal 
 
 

 

IN137

  J. & R. Weir factory/ Zone

10, rue Duke;

Building Type: factory
Begun: 1875
Restoration: 1997
Restoration Architect: Ateliers-in-situ/ Annie Lebel and Stephane Pratte
Note: Originally occupied by boat builders and boiler makers, currently occupied by software company Discreet Logic (1999). Discreet Logic website has photos of renovated exterior and interior: www.discreet.com/discreet/index.html.

 

Images:
View, looking south-east, from rue Brennan (1999)
View, looking east along rue Nazareth, of rear elevation (1999)

Sources:

Montreal, The Metropolis of Canada, Illustrated. Montréal: Consolidated Illustrating Co., 1894. : 191
Location: Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections. McGill University Library.

Montreal, The Metropolis of Canada, Illustrated. Montréal: Consolidated Illustrating, 1894. : 191
Location: Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections. McGill University Library.

Jelowicki, Amanda. "Architects awarded for building project." . Montreal Gazette, 20 Nov. 1998: A4

Rose, David. "Fruitful Endeavour." . Montreal Gazette, 20 Dec. 1997: H1
Visuals: interior photo.

 

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