H么pital G茅n茅ral des Soeurs Grises
Date: 1907
H么pital G茅n茅ral des Soeurs Grises, Maison-Mere, 390 Guy St., Montreal.
The Grey Nuns (S艙urs Grises) were established by Marie-Marguerite d鈥橸ouville as the S艙urs de la Charit茅 de l鈥橦么pital G茅n茅ral de Montr茅al in 1737. At first, they occupied a small house (Maison Verrier) in old Montreal. In 1747, they took over the management of the H么pital G茅n茅ral de Montr茅al (a separate entity from the English Montreal General Hospital which began in 1821) where they were responsible for the elderly and infirm, the handicapped, orphans, and 鈥渇illes tomb茅es鈥� (women who were pregnant out of wedlock). Their success in care and management was such that they expanded to a number of other cities, such as Ste-Hyacinthe, Quebec City and Saint Boniface (Manitoba), in the 1800s.
The Mother House (Maison-M猫re), located on Dorchester Boulevard (now Boulevard R茅n茅-Levesque), was built in several stages from 1869 to 1946. Although sometimes termed a hospital, it functioned as an administrative center and lodging for the Nuns themselves. The building was purchased by Concordia University in 2007 and has since been modified to function as a student residence. In 2012, the buildings were听designated a National Historic site of Canada.
Date: c1930
B&W photo of winter scene, aerial view of entire domain.
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