Cormier House [SEP] architect
Cormier House
Cormier House () is an Art deco residence in the Golden Square Mile, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located at 1418 Pine Avenue.
Ownership.
It was built by architect Ernest Cormier as his own residence in 1930-31. The building was proclaimed as a historical monument in Quebec in 1974. In 1979 the property was bought by 15th Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau for $230,000 and served as his home following his retirement from politics in the summer of 1984 until his death in 2000.
Ernest Cormier
Ernest Cormier, OC (December 5, 1885 – January 1, 1980) was a Canadian engineer and architect who spent much of his career in the Montreal area, erecting notable examples of Art Deco architecture, including Cormier House (his home in the Golden Square Mile) and the Supreme Court of Canada Building in Ottawa.
Life and career.
He was born in Montreal, the son of a medical doctor, and he studied civil engineering at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. After graduation in 1906