Cormier House, Art Deco residence in Golden Square Mile, Montreal, Canada
The Cormier House is an Art Deco residence in Montreal, Canada, featuring two cubic volumes of different heights with flat roofs and construction of reinforced concrete and stone slabs. The four-story building contains a workshop, kitchen, dining room, library, bedrooms, and an indoor pool added in 1984.
Construction took place between 1930 and 1931, making it one of the last grand houses built in the Golden Square Mile during the economic crisis of that era. The residence received heritage classification in 1974 and later served as a home for a former Canadian Prime Minister from 1980 to 2000.
The residence displays Art Deco features through vertical lines and carefully crafted ornamentation. A sculpture above the entrance shows a muse holding the University of Montreal tower.
The house sits on Pine Avenue West and is visible from the street, though public access inside is limited due to its status as a protected heritage site. Visitors can appreciate the architecture from outside and learn more about its significance in the city.
The building features a private courtyard and was designed with innovative techniques for its time, including early use of reinforced concrete in residential design. These constructive choices made it a notable example of modernist residential architecture.
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