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Morrin Centre

Édifice Du Morrin College

Cultural, literary, and historical center located at a former anglophone college, which was previously Quebec City’s prison, built on the site of the Royal Redoubt.

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Statements about Morrin Centre

Country

Canada

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

La Cité-Limoilou

Instance Of

Building
Collection

Coordinate Location

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46.8128°N 71.2106°W

Official Website

https://www.morrin.org/
https://www.morrin.org/en/

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Architect

François Baillairgé
 (1808 - 1811)
Applies to Part
:
Construction
Start Time
: 1808
End Time
: 1811
Joseph-Ferdinand Peachy
 (1867 - 1868)
Applies to Part
:
Renovation
Applies to Part
:
Interior
Applies to Part
:
Exterior
Start Time
: 1867
End Time
: 1868

Heritage Designation

Classified Heritage Immovable
 (1/23/1981 - )
Start Time
: 1/23/1981
National Historic Site of Canada
 (11/13/1981 - )
Start Time
: 11/13/1981
Part of a Quebec Heritage Property
 (5/6/1964 - )
Part Of
:
Old Quebec
Start Time
: 5/6/1964

Part Of

Old Quebec

Inception

1808

Has Use

Prison
 (1813 - 1867)
Followed By
:
Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé
Location
:
Quebec City
Start Time
: 1813
End Time
: 1867
College
 (1868 - 1904)
Start Time
: 1868
End Time
: 1904
Cultural Center
Library
Used By
:
Literary and Historical Society of Quebec
Museum
Operator
:
Literary and Historical Society of Quebec

Architectural Style

Palladian Architecture

Influenced By

Andrea Palladio
Relative To
:
Architectural Style
John Howard
Relative To
:
Prison Reform
François Baillairgé
Relative To
:
Architectural Style

Language Used

French
English

Named After

Joseph Morrin
Morrin College

Owned By

Morrin College
 (1861 - )
Start Time
: 1861
Latest Date
: 1989
Literary and Historical Society of Quebec
 (2004 - )
Applies to Part
:
Emphyteutic Lease
Start Time
: 2004
Province of Canada
 ( - 1861)
Has Cause
:
Change of Ownership
End Time
: 1861
Earliest Date
: 2/10/1841
Quebec City
 (1989 - 2004)
Has Cause
:
Emphyteutic Lease
Start Time
: 1989
End Time
: 2004

Operator

Morrin College
 (1868 - 1904)
Start Time
: 1868
End Time
: 1904
Literary and Historical Society of Quebec
 (2004 - )
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Emphyteutic Lease
Start Time
: 2004

Made From Material

Stone

Street Address

44, chaussée des Écossais, Québec (Québec) G1R 4H3
44, rue Saint-Stanislas, Québec (Québec)

Phone Number

+418-694-9147

Postal Code

G1R 4H3

Member Of

Société Des Musées Du Québec

Located on Street

Q131907406
House Number
:44
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