George Stephen House, National historic site mansion in Ville-Marie, Montreal, Canada.
This Renaissance Revival mansion features three floors with ornate columns, decorative stonework, arched windows, and elaborate architectural details spanning approximately 2,555 square meters of floor space.
Built around 1880 by architect William Tutin Thomas for George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, a prominent Canadian Pacific Railway founder and industrialist who shaped Canada's transportation development.
The mansion served as home to the Mount Stephen Club from 1926 to 2011, hosting influential figures from Montreal's business and cultural sectors while preserving Victorian-era grandeur.
Located on Drummond Street between De Maisonneuve Boulevard and Saint Catherine Street, the building now operates partially as Le Mount Stephen boutique hotel with heritage protection regulations.
The mansion has served as a filming location for Hollywood productions featuring actors like Alec Baldwin and Christopher Plummer, contributing to Montreal's reputation as a major film production hub.
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