Place Ville Marie [SEP] architect
Ville Marie was one of the first built projects of Henry N. Cobb, a founding partner of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. His design was controversial from the start, given its proximity to many Montreal landmarks and the vast changes it would bring to the downtown core.
According to design historian Mark Pimlott, "The most radical aspect of the Place Ville Marie project was that nearly one-half of its 280,000 square metres area were beneath street level... deriving the obvious benefit of being protected from Montréal’s extreme winter and
architect John Wells, it was located on property owned by John Redpath and Peter McGill. It was demolished in 1868 and replaced by a commercial building.
In 1867, a new St. Paul's Church was built to the plans of architect Frederick Lawford on Dorchester Boulevard (now René Lévesque Boulevard) at the corner of Saint-Monique Street, where Place Ville-Marie and Central Station are located.
In 1870, this building served as the meeting place for the delegates from the 4 Canadian Presbyterian groups, that eventually