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John Ostell, 1813–1892?> (aged 79 years)
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Marriage | Marriage — 21 August 1796 — St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London, England |
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1813–1892
Birth: 1813
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— London, England Death: 1892 — Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Architect
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Unique identifier
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124691831AFB85499EE7EED663DEA07EF77A
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John emigrated to Canada in 1834 and settled in Montreal where he becamea prominent architect, the Provincial Surveyor and a Justice of thePeace. He served his apprenticeship with the Surveyor Andre Trudeau. Hiswife came from a family linked to the local construction industry. John pursued his career as surveyor until 1852. During this time he alsoworked on various designs for architectural projects. His firstassignment was the Customs building in Montreal. He then produced adesign for the arts faculty and training college of McGill University,along with plans for the Montreal Law Courts. His first importantundertaking in the field of ecclesiastical architecture was theconstruction of the towers for Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal. He thenundertook to draw up plans for several churches including the churches ofSainte-Anne and Notre-Dame-de-Grace in Montreal and was the architect forthe Episcopal palace there. He also designed the Redpath Sugar Refinery.Ostell Crescent in Montreal is named after John. |
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