Old Parliament Building (Quebec)

History

Chronology of Parliament Buildings of Quebec

• 1777 British government rents the Chapel of Bishop's Palace within the Episcopal Palace of Quebec for the Legislative Council
• 1831 addition added to the Episcopal Palace and demolition of Chapel of Bishop's Palace
• 1840 Quebec no longer capital and buildings becomes vacant with the establishment of the Province of Canada
• 1850 Parliament returns to the Episcopal Palace
• 1852–1853 Episcopal Palace is demolished to make way for new Parliament buildings
• 1854 new Parliament Buildings destroyed by fire
• 1854–1859 Parliament relocates to two locations:
• * Quebec Music Hall on rue St. Louis - a three-storey Greek Revival structure built by Charles Baillairge from 1851 to 1853; it burned down in 1900
• * Quebec City Courthouse – a three-storey wooden building built between 1799 and 1804; it burned down in 1873
• 1859–1860 new Parliament Building at Côte de la Montagne completed and served sessions from 1860 to 1865
• 1866 capital of the province moves to Ottawa, and buildings becomes vacant
• 1867–1883 the province of Quebec is created and the Parliament is designated this as home until 1883
• 1883 Parliament destroyed after fire and Parliament was relocated to another site thereafter
• post 1883 – Parliament moved to the current Parliament Building ; the old building is demolished and now known as Parc Montmorency