Cormier House () is an

Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French (), is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first Art Deco in Paris, appeared in Paris in the 1910s just before World War I and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920 ...

residence located at 1418

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West in the

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area of

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, Canada.

Ownership

It was built by architect

Ernest Cormier Ernest Cormier (December 5, 1885 – January 1, 1980) was a Canadian engineer and architect. He spent much of his career in the Montreal area, designing notable examples of Art Deco architecture, including the Université de Montréal ...

in 1930–31 as his own residence. In 1974, the building was designated as a historical monument in Quebec. In 1979, the property was bought by the 15th Canadian prime minister,

Pierre Trudeau Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian politician, statesman, and lawyer who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. Between his no ...

, for $230,000. It served as his home from his retirement from politics in the summer of 1984 until his death in 2000. It has been owned since 2000 by his son Alexandre, younger brother of former Canadian prime minister,

Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025. He led the Liberal Party from 2013 until his resignation in 2025 and was the member of Parliament ...

Description

Cormier experimented with a variety of styles in the house: Art Deco on the facade,

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al on one side, and more

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in the back. Cormier created most of the furniture, with remaining pieces acquired at the 1925 ''

Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts () was a specialized exhibition held in Paris, France, from April 29 (the day after it was inaugurated in a private ceremony by the President of France) to November 8, 1925 (O ...

'' in Paris.

Recognition

Cormier House has been designated as a historic property under Quebec's heritage legislation, the '' Loi sur les biens culturels''. The house appeared on a stamp issued by

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in 2011. In 2018, the Ernest Cormier House was designated a National Historic Site, and Ernest Cormier was named a National Historic Person.Government of Canada Announces New National Historic Designations
Parks Canada news release, January 12, 2018

References

External links

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