ARTH 298 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fort Senneville, Golden Square Mile
19 May 2020
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Arth 298 montreal: evolution through architecture and urbanism. At the end of the 17th century, the west island was important for the fur trade and for security. Therefore, many of the regiments" soldiers lived there. The first person to get a plot of land at senneville was officer boisbriand. A mill was erected in 1656 and was attacked several times across the century. It"s a house with a court surrounded by a stonewall. Right on the straight line of direction for transportation of the fur trade. The governor decided to establish a trading post on his island by building a fort, which would control the traffic coming in and out of the island for the fur trade. The elite of montreal moved to the golden square mile and needed country estates and/or summer homes where they can get away from the city. The teacher is in front of the last parish created on montreal.
