The Old Custom House (french: links=no, Ancienne-Douane) is a building in what is now

Old Montreal Old Montreal (French: ''Vieux-Montréal'') is a historic neighbourhood within the municipality of Montreal in the province of Quebec, Canada. Home to the Old Port of Montreal, the neighbourhood is bordered on the west by McGill Street, on the ...

, which served as

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

's first

custom house A custom house or customs house was traditionally a building housing the offices for a jurisdictional government whose officials oversaw the functions associated with importing and exporting goods into and out of a country, such as collecting ...

. The building was completed in 1836, designed by Montreal architect John Ostell in the

Palladian revival Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective and ...

style. It is a

National Historic Site of Canada National Historic Sites of Canada (french: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being ...

. It now houses the Pointe-à-Callière Museum's gift shop.''Pointe-à-Callière and Place Royale'', Old Montreal Web site
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Gallery

Image:Square Douane Montreal 1886.jpg, In 1886 during a flood Image:Plaque Ancienne-Douane.jpg, Historical marker

References

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* Government buildings in Montreal Custom houses Government buildings completed in 1838 John Ostell buildings Museums in Montreal Old Montreal Palladian Revival architecture in Canada {{Quebec-struct-stub