History
The Château was built in 1705 by Pierre Courier as a residence for Claude de Ramezay, Governor of Montreal. The Compagnie des Indes occidentales, which owned it from 1745 to 1763, had it rebuilt and enlarged in 1756 after plans by Paul Tessier dit Lavigne. It was the Montreal residence of the Governors General from 1773 to 1884 and was occupied by American invaders in 1775 to 1776. In 1839 the Château housed the Executive Council, and after 1849 it held other government offices, courts of law, and schools. In 1895 it became the headquarters and museum of the Antiquarian and Numismatic Society of Montreal.
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