LeBer-LeMoyne House, 17th-century fur trading post in Lachine, Canada.
The LeBer-LeMoyne House is a stone building with steeply pitched roofs and a T-shaped layout located along the Lachine Canal and Saint Lawrence River. Its gray fieldstone walls form sturdy rooms that reflect how early traders lived and conducted business.
The building was constructed between 1669 and 1671 by merchants Jacques Le Ber and Charles Le Moyne and served as a trading post until 1685. After that period it became a private residence and eventually transformed into a museum.
The house reflects early French colonial building traditions and shows through its artifacts how European traders and First Nations peoples connected during the fur trade era. Visitors today can observe the physical traces of these two worlds meeting at this location.
The museum displays artifacts from archaeological excavations that uncovered thousands of objects connected to indigenous peoples and early French settlers. The best time to visit is during mild weather when the rooms and outdoor areas are comfortable to explore.
The house is the oldest standing building in Montreal and the only remaining structure connected to Charles Le Moyne's trading operations. This rare combination makes it a window into the region's early trading history that survives nowhere else.
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