Montréal - Vieux Montréal: La Maison Pierre du Calvet: La Maison Pierre du Calvet
La Maison Pierre du Calvet (The Pierre du Calvet House), at 401 rue Saint-Paul Est, was built in 1771. With a characteristic sloped roof meant to discourage snow buildup and raised end walls that serve as firebreaks, the building is constructed of Montréal graystone. It is now a hostellerie and restaurant, with an entrance at no. 405 rue Bonsecours.
Pierre du Calvet, believed to be the original owner, was a French Huguenot, and known as a trader, justice of peace, political prisoner and lampoonist. Pierre du Calvet immigrated to Canada in 1758. He participated the in last French victory battle on the coast of Lévis. After the conquest, he became a prosperous merchant and obtained the Sir Rivière David title where he also played the role of justice of the peace in Montreal A supporter of the American Revolution, Calvet met with Benjamin Franklin here in 1775 and was imprisoned from 1780 to 1783 for supplying money to the Americans.
In 1962, Jean-Jacques Trottier and Gertrude Beaupré Trottier decided to relocate their family and seven children to the old house Pierre du Calvet where they founded the restaurant Les Filles du Roy. They furnished it with family antiques, wicker chairs with counterpane cushions made of boys pants and family portraits adorning the walls. Gaëtan Trottier and his associate Ronald Dravigné, later became the owners of the Calvet house, transforming it into a fine grocery store and café where they held cultural meetings called "Thursdays at Calvet". Over time they joined the contiguous house to the original Calvet house and created what is known today as The Pierre du Calvet Hostelries.
Montréal - Vieux Montréal: La Maison Pierre du Calvet: La Maison Pierre du Calvet
La Maison Pierre du Calvet (The Pierre du Calvet House), at 401 rue Saint-Paul Est, was built in 1771. With a characteristic sloped roof meant to discourage snow buildup and raised end walls that serve as firebreaks, the building is constructed of Montréal graystone. It is now a hostellerie and restaurant, with an entrance at no. 405 rue Bonsecours.
Pierre du Calvet, believed to be the original owner, was a French Huguenot, and known as a trader, justice of peace, political prisoner and lampoonist. Pierre du Calvet immigrated to Canada in 1758. He participated the in last French victory battle on the coast of Lévis. After the conquest, he became a prosperous merchant and obtained the Sir Rivière David title where he also played the role of justice of the peace in Montreal A supporter of the American Revolution, Calvet met with Benjamin Franklin here in 1775 and was imprisoned from 1780 to 1783 for supplying money to the Americans.
In 1962, Jean-Jacques Trottier and Gertrude Beaupré Trottier decided to relocate their family and seven children to the old house Pierre du Calvet where they founded the restaurant Les Filles du Roy. They furnished it with family antiques, wicker chairs with counterpane cushions made of boys pants and family portraits adorning the walls. Gaëtan Trottier and his associate Ronald Dravigné, later became the owners of the Calvet house, transforming it into a fine grocery store and café where they held cultural meetings called "Thursdays at Calvet". Over time they joined the contiguous house to the original Calvet house and created what is known today as The Pierre du Calvet Hostelries.