Château Haldimand

Former castle in Quebec City

Château Haldimand and the Place d'Armes, 1866 Château Haldimand, Henry R. Bunnett, 1887

The Château Haldimand was a castle that stood where the Château Frontenac now stands in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The building was constructed between 1784 and 1786.

## History

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In 1784, Quebec Governor Frederick Haldimand ordered construction of the château.[1] It became the seat of the colonial government of the province of Quebec from 1786 to 1791.[2]

In 1860, the Canadian government established administrative offices and the headquarters of the Legislative Assembly of Canada in the castle until 1866.[1]

The castle was later used as part of Laval University until 1892,[3] when it was demolished to make way for the construction of the Château Frontenac.[4][5][6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Château Haldimand". GrandQuebec.com (in French). 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-27. "Le Château Haldimand a été bâti entre 1784 et 1787. Sa construction est commandée par le gouverneur Frederick Haldimand ... Trois ans plus tard, en 1860, le gouvernement de la province de Québec y établit l'Assemblée législative et des bureaux de l'administration."
2. ^ Sir James MacPherson Le Moine (1876). Quebec, Past and Present: A History of Quebec, 1608-1876. A. Coté & c,̊.
3. ^ Burpee, Lawrence J.; Doughty, Arthur G., eds. (1912). The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History. Toronto. p. 75. Retrieved 2015-06-27.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
4. ^ Official plaque commemorating the Château Haldimand
5. ^ Articles | Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française – histoire, culture, religion, héritage
6. ^ HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca

## External links

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Media related to Château Haldimand at Wikimedia Commons

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Castles in Canada

* Casa Loma
* Château Haldimand
* Château de Ramezay
* Chateau St. Louis
* Château de Vaudreuil
* Craigdarroch Castle
* Dundurn Castle
* Hatley Park National Historic Site
* Keg Mansion
* Ravenscrag, Montreal
* Willistead Manor

Also See: Castles in Canada

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