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Armoury
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Recognized Federal Heritage Building

Armoury

In French: Manège militaire de Lévis

10 de l'Arsenal Street, Lévis

A Recognized Federal Heritage Buildingdesignated in 1991 · one of 2 in Lévis
AArmoury or Drill HallBBuilt 1912–1915
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About Armoury

Armoury is one of 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings in Lévis. Construction of Armoury is recorded as 1912–1915. Another historic place stands within 400 m of it.

The Armoury is prominently located in the center of the town of Lévis, Québec. It is a two-storey stone structure with a copper hipped roof. The façades are executed in rough-faced limestone with carved and smooth detailing and regularly arranged, multi-paned wood sash windows. Decorative features of the building include turrets and corner pinnacles. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Armoury · Open Government Licence – Canada · as published, word for word

Federal heritage buildings are Classified or Recognized; this one is Recognized.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 5 minutes

Lévis · about 200 m on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

1 within 300 m

Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.

Questions about Armoury

Can you visit Armoury?

You can see it from the street, while entry depends on its current use.

Is Armoury protected?

The federal heritage policy applies while Canada owns it.

When was Armoury built?

By its record, Armoury dates from 1912–1915.

What is Armoury?

Since 1991, Armoury has been a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).

Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).