Ludger Lemieux Explained

Ludger Lemieux
Birth Date:February 9, 1872
Death Date:October 27, 1953 (aged 81)
Death Place:Montreal Quebec, Canada
Alma Mater:McGill University
Practice:1897-1953

Ludger Lemieux (February 9, 1872  - October 27, 1953) was a Quebec architect who designed a number of notable Art deco structures in Montreal's Saint-Henri district.[1] While he often worked in partnership with Joseph-Honoré MacDuff, his best-known structure, the Atwater Market, was designed not with MacDuff but with his son Paul M. Lemieux.[2]

He was born in Farnham, Quebec to parents Moïse Lemieux and Marie Melanie Serre.[3] He studied at McGill University[4] before his architectural practice after 1897.

He was married to Marie Louise Pare and had six children including Paul Marie Lemieux.

He worked with Macduff from 1897 to 1918, then on his own until 1931 when his son Paul M. Lemieux (1902-1968) joined to work with father.[2]

Projects

Lemieux, his partner as well as his sons were involved in 500 projects from the late 19th Century to mid 20th Century:[5]

Other

Ludger is a bar in Saint-Henri named after Lemieux.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trois architectes, trois quartiers : Ludger Lemieux (St. Henri), Ernest Cormier (Cité universitaire), Ernest Isbell Barott (St. Antoine). Canadian Centre for Architecture. Montreal. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716102941/http://www.cca.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/39-trois-architectes-trois-quartiers-ludger-lemieux-st-henri. 2011-07-16. 2009-11-16.
  2. Web site: Lemieux, Paul M. Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada. www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org. 2020-04-29.
  3. Web site: Ludger Lemieux (1860-1941). Ancestry. 29 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Montreal Insites. Heritage Montreal. 2009-11-15.
  5. Web site: Fonds: Ludge and Paul M. Lemieux fond, 1897-1966. Canadian Centre for Architecture. 29 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Saint-Vincent-Ferrier Church - Montreal. imtl.org. 2020-04-29.
  7. Web site: Saint-Henri Fire Station. Images Montreal. 2009-11-16.
  8. Web site: Station de pompiers N o 23. Footnotes. Centre de formation sur l’enseignement en milieux défavorisés. French. 2009-11-16. Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727083318/http://www.milieuxdefavorises.org/serie_B/23.html. 2011-07-27. dead.
  9. Web site: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Church - Montreal. imtl.org. 2020-04-29.
  10. Web site: 831 Rockland - Montreal. imtl.org. 2020-04-29.
  11. Web site: Sainte-Élisabeth-de-Portugale Church - Montreal. imtl.org. 2020-04-29.
  12. Web site: Église de Sainte-Elisabeth-du-Portugal - Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca. 2020-04-29.
  13. Web site: Wilder Store - Montreal. imtl.org. 2020-04-29.
  14. Web site: Camille Legault House - Montreal. imtl.org. 2020-04-29.
  15. Web site: Tooke Brothers Limited Building - Montreal. imtl.org. 2020-04-29.
  16. Web site: St. Irénée Church - Montreal. imtl.org. 2020-04-29.
  17. Web site: St. Charles Church - Montreal. imtl.org. 2020-04-29.
  18. Web site: Albert Holmes House - Montreal. imtl.org. 2020-04-29.
  19. Web site: Former Notre-Dame Library - Montreal. imtl.org. 2020-04-29.
  20. Web site: New Bar Ludger in St. Henri. News Desk. 16 August 2013. Montreal Gazette. 29 April 2020.

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