ARTH 298 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Old Montreal, James Monk, Long Path
22 Feb 2018
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Where westmount meets st henri; where richest people meets the poorest people lived side by side. Below the sherbrook terrace working class, industrial place where the workers lived. Big contrast between these places. lots of nice houses but also industrial part, huge contrast. At the end of the 18th century old montreal was growing and crowded. Anglo elite was trying to find fresh air villa in the countryside . Old montreal is becoming crowded, so anglo elite were looking for new place to go. Anglo elite were well educated and knew what they wanted. James monk born in boston & moved to halifax, became chief justice for lower canada. In 1803 acquired property & decided to build a villa monk ville that is suited for a gentleman on his rankings. still exists today. great example of early mansion in montreal.
