Maison Saint-Gabriel

The Maison Saint-Gabriel is the oldest surviving farmhouse on the island of Montreal and now houses a local history museum. Built around 1660, it originally belonged to the Congrégation de Notre-Dame, which ran a working farm here and, among other things, took in the "Filles du Roi" (King's Daughters). After a fire in 1693, the building was rebuilt on its old foundations. The architecture shows typical features of rural French building traditions from Normandy and Brittany, such as thick fieldstone walls, asymmetrical windows, and a steep gable roof. In the collection of more than 15,000 objects, including furniture, clothing, and tools, you can explore the way of life of the early French settlers. As a National Historic Site, the house is a protected landmark.