Join me in this fifth episode of a series of Tours of the mansions of Montreal’s Golden Square Mile - where we explore The magnificent mansion of Herbert Molson
No tour of the golden square mile in Montreal is complete without the mention of the Molson family… The family name is synonymous with the famous brewery and beer which still can be found on tap and on grocery store shelves today…
While the Molson family Is best remembered for its breweries in Canada, it is noted that the family was instrumental in the development of the steamship enterprises, the railways and the first bank in Canada…
Herbert Molson was fourth generation, Born in 1875, and having inherited his father’s position as president of the Molson breweries after his father‘s death in 1910, and he remained head of the company until his death in 1938
This house was built in 1912, and Herbert Molson engage the services of the renowned architect Robert Finley, located at the corner of Dr. Penfield and,which was at the time called Ontario street (later renamed De Museé) - The house is a lovely example of neo classical and Palladian architecture, featuring a combination of red brick and Montreal limestone- Most characteristic are the quoined Pilasters across the front main façade- which feature an alternating brick and lime stone layering effect and are capped with ionic capitals… The entire roof of this magnificent mansion is in standing seam copper currently however it is noted that originally built the house had a slate roof…
After Herbert death in 1938 his wife Elizabeth Pentland Molson lived in the house until her death in 1972, At which time the house was then sold to the Russian consul
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