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==History==
 
==History==
This is the third time the asylum was built. The previous having suffered devastating fires. Only the administration building, water tower & a handful of smaller buildings are still standing from the original hospital. Others have been replaced by newer constuction.
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Over the hospital's numerous years, Longue Pointe Asylum has been rebuilt three times.  Each time was after devastating fires. Only the administration building, water tower & a handful of smaller buildings are still standing from the original hospital. Others have been replaced by newer construction.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==

Revision as of 12:27, 25 September 2013

Longue Pointe Asylum
Construction Began 1856
Opened 1901
Current Status Active
Building Style Corridor Plan
Location Montreal, QC
Alternate Names
  • Hospital St. Jean De Dieu
  • Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital




History

Over the hospital's numerous years, Longue Pointe Asylum has been rebuilt three times. Each time was after devastating fires. Only the administration building, water tower & a handful of smaller buildings are still standing from the original hospital. Others have been replaced by newer construction.

Links

Article from the 1890 fire that killed 86 patients

Images of Longue Pointe Asylum

Main Image Gallery: Longue Pointe Asylum