Westmount District
In French: Arrondissement de Westmount
4333 Sherbrooke Street West, Westmount
About Westmount District
In Westmount, Westmount District is one of 3 National Historic Sites. By its record, Westmount District was built in 1890. Its design is credited to Robert, Francis R. Findlay and L. A. & P. C. Amos. Another historic place stands within 400 m of it.
Westmount District National Historic Site of Canada is situated on the southwest slope of Mount Royal, mostly northwest of Sherbrooke Street, and forms part of the City of Westmount. The site is representative of a prosperous Victorian and post-Victorian suburb in Canada, and is defined by its architectural and landscape heritage reminiscent of the period between 1890 and 1930. A local architectural and planning board regulated development beginning in 1914. Defined by its high-quality residential buildings, notable public buildings, schools, and places of worship, the district also features grid-like streets and its network of landscaped public and private green spaces. Official recognition refers to space within the City of Westmount which covers 2.5 square kilometres of varied topography.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Westmount District National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · as published, word for word
A National Historic Site is designated by the federal minister on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board’s advice.
Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 10 minutes
Westmount · about 400 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Westmount DistrictStart here
- 2Church of Saint-Léon-de-WestmountNational Historic Site · 400 m on
Questions about Westmount District
When was Westmount District built?
By its record, Westmount District dates from 1890.
Can you visit Westmount District?
From outside, yes; going in depends on who owns or runs it.
Is Westmount District protected?
The designation recognizes its national significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Provincial or municipal designation may.
What is Westmount District?
Since 2011, Westmount District has been a National Historic Site of Canada.
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