La Grange Pesant / Pesant Barn

In 1887, Senator Owens bought a large part of the municipality that the Bourassa family had inherited on the death of Seigneur Papineau, intending to establish a model farm in Montebello. Owens, elected three times as deputy MP of Argenteuil, built this barn in 1907. Its distinctive structure provides a very large storage area without poles or internal supports that could hinder movement, and its different sections allow the storage of hay, fodder, and cereals as well as shelter for animals. In 1917, Joseph Pesant bought the 500-acre farm from the Owens family and operated it until 1953, when he divided it between his two sons, Rolland and Rosario. The farm still belongs to a member of the Pesant family.

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