George Stephen House

{{Short description|Mansion in Montreal, Canada}} {{about|the mansion|the gentlemen's club|Mount Stephen Club|the hotel|Le Mount Stephen}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox building | name = George Stephen House | native_name = | former_names = | image = Maison George-Stephen 05.jpg | caption = George Stephen House in 2011, the final year of the Mount Stephen Club | pushpin_map = | building_type = Mansion | architectural_style = Renaissance Revival | structural_system = | cost = | location = Golden Square Mile | address = 1430–1440 Drummond Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | client = George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen | owner = Tidan Hospitality and Real Estate Group | current_tenants = | landlord = | coordinates = {{coord|45.499025|N|73.575761|W|display=inline}} | construction_start_date = 1881 | completion_date = 1883 | inauguration_date = | demolished_date = | destruction_date = | height = {{cvt|13.26|m}} | diameter = | other_dimensions = {{cvt|45.72|m}} frontage | floor_count = 3 floors | floor_area = {{cvt|2555|m}} | main_contractor = {{indented plainlist| * F. Casey (superintendant) * Archibald McIntyre (woodwork) * J. H. Hutchison (masonry) * Robert Mitchell & Co. (plumbing, gas & electric fittings) }} | architect = William Tutin Thomas | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | other_designers = | quantity_surveyor = | awards = | references = | embedded = {{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=Canada|designation1_offname=George Stephen House National Historic Site|designation1_date=1971|designation2=Quebec |designation2_type={{lang|fr|Immeuble patrimonial classé}} |designation2_date=1975}} }}

'''George Stephen House''' (also known as the '''Mount Stephen Club building''') is a historic mansion located in the Golden Square Mile in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

From 1883 to 1896, the house was the residence of George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, and then, from 1896 to 1925, of his brother-in-law Robert Meighen and his successors . From 1927 to 2011, the building housed the Mount Stephen Club, a gentlemen's club that brought together Montreal's and international elite. In 2012, a luxury hotel project, called Le Mount Stephen, began to take shape, planned to occupy part of the residence. The project required the construction of a contemporary annexe at the rear, with 90 rooms, shops, and an indoor parking garage with 96 spaces. The hotel's opening, originally scheduled for June 2015, was postponed to May 1, 2017.

Built between 1881 and 1883, the residence was designed by architect William Tutin Thomas in a combination of architectural styles characteristic of Victorian architecture. It blends elements of the Italian Renaissance, Italian Baroque, and 17th-century English Baroque. The Italian Renaissance style, however, is the dominant style of the front façade. The interior, also designed by the same architect, was primarily decorated by the team of carpenter and joiner Archibald McIntyre, stained-glass artist John C. Spence, and the cabinet-making and interior design firm Jacques & Hay of Toronto. Cabinet-maker James Thomson also produced some bespoke furniture for the residence.

The building is subject to certain protection measures. On October 14, 1971, it was declared a National Historic Site of Canada by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. It was also designated a heritage building by the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications on March 11, 1975. On December 10, 2004, the building was designated a {{lang|fr|immeuble de valeur patrimoniale exceptionnelle}} (building of exceptional heritage value) by the City of Montreal. The building was declared to be located within the {{lang|fr|aire de protection de l’édifice du club Mount Stephent}} (Mount Stephen Club building protection zone) on April 11, 1978, and within the {{lang|fr|secteur de valeur patrimoniale exceptionnelle Guy-Drummond}} (Guy-Drummond sector of exceptional heritage value) on December 10, 2004.

==Site== The George Stephen House is located at 1430-1440 Drummond Street in the Golden Square Mile of the Ville-Marie borough of Montreal. It is approximately 2.7 km from Old Montreal. The site is served by the Peel metro station on the green line.

==History== ===Before 1881 : land purchase and conception=== From 1858 to 1863, George Stephen and his wife, Annie Charlotte Kane, lived in a row house in Beaver Hall Square.<ref group=aa name=LovellA1857-58>{{harvsp|Mackay|id=Lovell|1859-1870|p=315 (Montreal Directory), Year 1857-58}}</ref><ref group=aa name=LovellA1858-59>{{harvsp|Mackay|id=Lovell|1859-1870|p=388 (Montreal Directory), Year 1858-59}}</ref><ref group=aa name=LovellA1863-64>{{harvsp|Mackay|id=Lovell|1859-1870|p=291 (Montreal Directory), Year 1863-64}}</ref> On September 23, 1863, George Stephen acquired (in his wife's name, Annie Charlotte Kane) the land and residence of William Carter, then located at 213 De la Montagne Street.<ref group=AN-36098 name="AN-36098">{{harvsp|Notorial Act, Registry no. 36098, September 23, 1863, A.N.Q.|id=AN-36098}}</ref><ref group=f name="Pinard 179">{{harvsp|Pinard|id=Pinard|1987|p=179}}</ref><ref group=aa name=LovellA164-65>{{harvsp|Mackay|id=Lovell|1859-1870|p=369 (Montreal Directory), Year 1864-65}}</ref><ref group=n name="AMVM-1863">{{harvsp|City Assessment for St. Antoine Ward|id=AMVM|p=28 (1863)}}</ref> The residence was situated on a lot (lot 1525) approximately 44 meters (145 feet) wide by approximately 82 meters (270 feet) deep, bordering De la Montagne Street to the southwest and Drummond Street to the northeast.<ref group=f name="Pinard 179"/> On February 18, 1875, George Stephen attempted, unsuccessfully, to sell the portion of his land bordering Drummond Street, likely to obtain additional capital needed for the establishment of the Canadian Pacific Railway.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=February 3, 1875 |title=Splendid Villa Emplacement on Drummond Street. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3631675 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=67 |issue=28 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}}</ref> [[File:W H Vanderbilt House.jpg|thumb|left|William H. Vanderbilt's mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York.]] Around 1880, George Stephen decided to build a new residence on a portion of his property bordering Drummond Street. He then commissioned architect William Tutin Thomas to design and build his future home.<ref group="f" name="Pinard 179" /><ref name=TDW-29-06-1881>{{cite news |author= |date=June 29, 1881 |title=City Items. (George Stephen House). |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3625918 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=20 |issue=141 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}}</ref> Thomas conceived the house as an Italianate ''palazzo'' in the Renaissance Revival style or Italianate style. However, no information indicates why this style was chosen, nor whether it was a preference of the architect or the client. On the other hand, the architect is believed to have been inspired by the plans for William H. Vanderbilt's Fifth Avenue mansion in New York, which was then under construction (1880-1882).<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=June 8, 1883 |title=La splendide maison de M. Stephen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4171867 |work=Le Sorelois |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=5 |issue=24 |edition=Sorel : Cie d'imprimerie Richelieu, 1879-1966 |location=Sorel (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=June 5, 1883 |title=Une demeure. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4564828 |work=L'évènement |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=17 |issue=18 |edition=Québec : [L'événement], 1867-1938 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=7}}</ref> William Tutin Thomas conceived this residence as a complete work of art, meaning he also designed all the interior decorations as well as all the furniture, which he had custom-made.<ref name=TMS-9-6-1883>{{cite news |author= |date=June 9, 1883 |title=Mr. George Stephen's House. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5300581 |work=The Montreal Star |type=Newspaper |volume=15 |issue=135 |edition=George T. Lanigan; Hugh Graham. |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref>

===1881 to 1883 : construction=== {| {{Table|hide}} |- ! Years !! Construction stages !! Architects !! Contractors |- |- | 1881-1883 || Construction<ref name="Lemire">{{harvsp|Parcs Canada|1959|p=?}}</ref> || William Tutin Thomas<ref name="Lemire" /><ref name="TCAB XII3">{{cite news |author= |date=March 3, 1899 |title=Residence of Lord Mount Stephen. |url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06627_135/18 |work=The Canadian Architect and Builder |type=Newspaper |volume=XII |issue=3 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=52.1}}</ref> || F. Casey (possibly of the Wm. Rutherford & Co. (general contractor))<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/><ref name=LM-22-10-1890/><ref name=TDW-19-08-1885/>; J. H. Hutchison (masonry);<ref name="TCAB X1" /> Archibald McIntyre (cabinetmaking and interior woodwork), Robert Mitchell & Co. (plumbing, heating and gas lighting systems);<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/> Jacques & Hay (almost all of the furniture, wall hangings, curtains, etc.)<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/>; James Thomson (part of the custom-made furniture);<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/> John Burns & Co. (stove).<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=March 5, 1886 |title=Our Own Canadian Tweeds. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3627356 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=27 |issue=53 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=5}}</ref> |- | Between 1901 and 1903 || Replacing the front boundary wall with a wrought iron fence<ref name=TMH-28-12-1901>{{cite news |author= |date=December 28, 1901 |title=Beautiful Homes of Montreal. Mr. Robt. Meighen's Residence. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4600314 |work=The Montreal Herald |type=Newspaper |volume=94 |issue=305 |edition=The Herald Publishing Company, 1899-1914 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=18}}</ref><ref name=TMDS-5-12-1903>{{cite news |author= |date=December 5, 1903 |title=Mrs. Meighen's Ball. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5321715 |work=Beautiful Homes in Old Montreal. The Residence Mr. Robert Meighen. |type=Newspaper |volume=35 |issue=289 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}}</ref> || || |- | 1927 || Replacement of the greenhouse's glass wall panels with stone walls and extension at the rear || Grattan D. Thompson || Bremner Norris & Co. Limited<ref group=Permis name="P-3176">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 3176, 1927-07-21.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref> 250px |- | 1937 || Reconstruction of the exterior front staircase on new foundations || || The Purdy and Henderson Co. Ltd.<ref group=Permis name="P-2947">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 2947, 1937-10-20.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref> |- | 1948 || Extension of the south side of the greenhouse || || J.L.E. Price & Co. Ltd.<ref group=Permis name="P-2011">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 2011, 1948-05-07.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref> |- | 1953 || North side extension || Philippe Lebel || L. Gordon Tarlton<ref group=Permis name="P-3618">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 3618, 1953-06-19.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref> |- | 1956-57 || Rear extension and interior modifications || P. Goodfellow || R. F. Walsh Co. Ltd<ref group=Permis name="P-4817">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 4817, 1956-07-06.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref> |- | 1958 || Interior modifications on the second floor || || R. F. Walsh Co. Ltd<ref group=Permis name="P-2622">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 2622, 1958-06-02.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref> |- | 1962 || Changes to the kitchen || || R. F. Walsh Co. Ltd<ref group=Permis name="P-2307">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 2307, 1962-06-05.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref> |- | Between 1985 and 1989 || Cleaning of the exterior walls<ref group=e name="CUM_p.674"/><ref group="image" name="BM-1989">Brian Merrett, « Maison Lord Mount Stephen, 1440, rue Drummond, Montréal » [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maison_Lord_Mount_Stephen,_1440,_rue_Drummond,_Montréal_façade,_partie_centrale_avec_l%27entr%C3%A9e_11-d.na.civile-91-335.jpg Online]</ref> || || (?) 250px |- | 1996 || Removal of 6 trees at the front of the property (Chinese elms) which were damaging the fence and the front yard<ref group=Permis name="P-1001037596-96">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 1001037596-96, 1996-12-03.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref> || || |- | 2004 || Au sous-sol et rez-de-chaussée : réaménagement partiel des locaux, réfection des fondations, installation de pieux, aucun travail extérieur<ref group=Permis name="P-1000074704-04">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 1000074704-04, 2004-02-26.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref> || || |- | 2006 || On the ground floor: interior redesign and addition of a central air conditioning system.<ref name="O-Lapresse">{{cite news |author= |date=October 18, 2011 |title=Le Mount Stephen Club ferme ses portes. |url=http://affaires.lapresse.ca/economie/quebec/201110/18/01-4458252-le-club-mount-stephen-ferme-ses-portes.php |work=La presse |language=fr |type=Newspaper |edition=[La presse], 1884-2017 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}}</ref> At the rear of the building: a two-level extension (basement and ground floor), the addition of meeting rooms, and the addition of a lean-to for roof access.<ref group=Permis name="P-3000014926-06">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 3000014926-06, 2006-07-10.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref><ref name="O-Lapresse" /> || || |- | 2007 || Construction of a 156 m2 café-terrace in the front courtyard<ref group=Permis name="P-3000022657-07">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 3000022657-07, 2007-05-10.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref> || || |- |2012 || Partial dismantling of the west and north annexes of the building. The rear annex, comprising two levels: the basement, the kitchen, and the Elizabeth room (ground floor level), with a total building area of 609 m2. The north annex, comprising the changing room, has a floor area of 131 m2.<ref group=Permis name="P-3000300903-12">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 3000300903-12, 2012-10-12.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref> || || 250px |- |2012-2016 || Construction of a contemporary hotel at the rear, comprising 80 rooms, shops, and an underground parking garage with approximately 96 spaces.<ref name="MSCHC">{{cite web |author=Lemay / Leclerc Architectes |date=2012 |title=Mount Stephen Club and Hotel Complex, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |url=http://www.lemay.qc.ca/pub/lemayonlinedocs/201212_mount%20stephen_presentation.pdf |website=Lemay.qc.ca/ |series= |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |publisher=Héritage Montréal |access-date=August 3, 2013}}</ref><ref group=Permis name="P-3000319273-12">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 3000319273-12, 2012-11-22.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref><ref group=Permis name="P-3000327867-13">{{harvsp|City of Montreal Permits and Inspections Department, Permit no. 3000327867-13, 2013-05-01.|id=PermisMtl}}</ref><ref group=note>Permit {{numéro}}3000327867-13 mentions instead the construction of an 83-room hotel and 95 parking units.</ref> || Lemay / Leclerc Architectes<ref name="MSCHC" /> (Équipe d’architectes : Michel Lauzon, Gino Mauri, Didier Heckel, Sandra Neill, Jean-François St-Onge, Bryan Marchand, Jean-François Fortin-Gadoury, Virginie Pontbriand, Damien Leman, Geneviève Telmosse, François Desmarais)<ref name="CAAE">{{cite web |author=Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence |date=December 1, 2012 |title=Mount Stephen Club. Lemay (LemayLab) |url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/mount-stephen-club/ |website=canadianarchitect.com/ |series= |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |publisher=Canadian Architect |access-date=February 20, 2026}}</ref> || Construction Tidan (Entrepreneur), Nicolet, Chartrand, Knoll Ltd. (Structure), Pageau Morel et associés inc. (Mécanique/Électrique), Technorm (Sécurité du bâtiment et normes), Lemay (Design intérieur)<ref name="CAAE" /> 250px |- | 2015 || Unauthorized destruction of the three chimneys (1883), the wrought iron fence (1900-1903), and the wooden cornice on the North facade.<ref name="TMG-16-05-03">{{cite news |author=Marian Scott |date=May 3, 2016 |title=Mount Stephen Club's structural problems date back at least 15 years: documents. |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/structural-problems-date-back-15-years |work=Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}}</ref> || (?) (Five architects were involved in the construction.)<ref name="TMG-16-05-03"/> || (?) 250px

|- | 2016-2017 || Installation of a reinforced concrete structure supporting the historic building, including 16 new pillars. Dismantling of the northern section of the east facade, replacement of the original red brick structure with concrete blocks, and reassembly of the facade. Reconstruction of the three chimneys and the wrought-iron fence. Other (miscellaneous). || (?) (Five architects were involved in the construction.)<ref name="TMG-16-05-03"/> || Firme NCK (Ingénierie civile/Structure),<ref name="TMG-16-05-03"/> St-Denis Thompson (Maçonnerie) et autres 250px |- | February 2017 || Restoration of the wrought iron fence || || (?) 250px |- | April 2017 || Restoration of the exterior staircases || || St-Denis Thompson (Masonry) 250px |- | 2026 || Restoration of the exterior staircases || || St-Denis Thompson (Masonry) 250px |} Construction of George Stephen's new residence began in 1881. The superintendance of construction was entrusted to a certain "F. Casey" (possibly Félix Casey of the Wm. Rutherford & Co.), who may also have executed some of the woodwork, such as the building wood structure and windows.<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16">{{cite news |author= |date=June 16, 1883 |title=A Millionaire's Mansion. The Grandeur Of A Railway Magnate's Residence. |work=The Globe |type=Newspaper |volume=40 |issue=144 |edition=The Globe and Mail (1844-1936) |location=Toronto (ON), Canada. |page=7}}</ref><ref name=LM-22-10-1890>{{cite news |author= |date=October 22, 1890 |title=Vente par Autorité de Justice. (Rutherford & Co.) |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4139699 |work=La Minerve |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=63 |issue=86 |edition=Augustin-Norbert Morin |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}}</ref><ref name=TDW-19-08-1885>{{cite news |author= |date=August 19, 1885 |title=Wm. Rutherford & Co. (Ad) |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3627188 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=26 |issue=197 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}}</ref> J. H. Hutchison carried out the masonry work.<ref name="TCAB X1">{{cite news |author= |date=January 1, 1897 |title=Mr. J. H. Hutchison |url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06627_109/45 |work=The Canadian Architect and Builder |type=Newspaper |volume=X |issue=1 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=22}}</ref><ref group=e name="CUM_p.674">{{harvsp|Communauté Urbaine de Montréal|1987|p=674}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=June 30, 1881 |title=Special from Montreal. (Mr George Stephen's Mansion.) |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3602807 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=35 |issue=12868 |edition=Charles St. Michel,1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref> The interior woodwork (cabinetmaking, wood paneling and decor, etc.) was done by the team of carpenter and joiner Archibald McIntyre.<ref name=TMS-9-6-1883/> Robert Mitchell & Co. handled the plumbing, as well as the heating and gas lighting systems.<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/> The Jacques & Hay firm of Toronto produced most of the furniture according to the designs of architect William Tutin Thomas.<ref name=MWWCRFNP-12-03-1884>{{cite news |author= |date=March 12, 1884 |title=Montreal's Buildings. The Mansion of Mr. Geor. Stephen. President of the Canadian Pacific Railway. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4203898 |work=Montreal weekly witness commercial review and family news paper |type=Newspaper |volume=38 |edition=Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, 1972 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}}</ref> Cabinetmaker James Thomson also contributed to the production of some furniture. George Stephen was able to closely observe the construction of his new residence from his home.<ref group=d name="Rémillard-1986 107">{{harvsp|Rémillard|id=Rémillard-1986|1986|p=107}}</ref> thumb|Photograph taken in 1912 showing the original extent of George Stephen's estate. On March 25, 1882, the newspaper ''The Daily Witness'' reported that construction of the house was "nearing completion."<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=March 25, 1882 |title=Stephen Mansion. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3626145 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=21 |issue=70 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}}</ref> However, work continued until the end of May 1883. Moreover, given the clay soil of the site, the foundations rested on five hundred wooden piles.<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/> George Stephen and his wife, Annie Charlotte Kane, moved into their new residence in June 1883.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=June 1, 1883 |title=Personal. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=15 |issue=128 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}}</ref> However, the interior decoration and furnishings, as well as the landscaping, were not yet finished. For example, the decorations in the main living room (paneling, fireplace, and wall hangings) were still not installed,<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/> nor were some of the stained-glass windows, including those in the stairwell.<ref name=TMS-9-6-1883/> Outside, the stable was still not built.<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/>

During the summer of 1883, stained-glass artist John C. Spence completed the installation of the stained-glass windows.<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883>{{cite news |author= |date=June 13, 1883 |title=The Stained Glass at Mr. Geo. Stephen's Mansion. |work=The Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=112 |issue=141 |edition=Postmedia Network Inc. |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}}</ref> The decoration and furnishings of the main living room were also gradually completed during this period.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=August 1, 1883 |title=Offices on St. James Street. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3759728 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=75 |issue=182 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=7}}</ref> A new stable facing De la Montagne Street was built.<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/> On September 6, 1883, George Stephen auctioned off all the furnishings from his previous residence at 339 De la Montagne Street.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=August 27, 1883 |title=Highly Important Sale, Thursday, 6th September. (Thomas J. Potter) |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3759750 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=75 |issue=204 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=September 7, 1883 |title=Auction Sales. By Thomas J" Potter. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3759760 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=75 |issue=214 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=5}}</ref> Toward the end of 1883 or the beginning of 1884, George Stephen's former home and its outbuildings were demolished.<ref group=f name="Pinard 179"/> Consequently, the landscaping of the estate was likely completed during the summer of 1884.

<gallery caption="Evolution of the Stephen's estate" mode="packed" widths="100px" heights="150px"> Image :1881, Atlas of the City of Montreal from special survey and official plans (Vol. I, Plate 17) by Charles Goad.png|Circa 1881 Image :1890, Atlas of the City of Montreal from special survey and official plans (Vol. I, Plate 17) by Charles Goad.png|Circa 1890 Image :1912, Atlas of the City of Montreal from special survey and official plans (Vol. I, Plate 17) by Charles Goad.png|Circa 1912 </gallery>

===1883 to 1896 : George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen=== {{multiple image | width = 100 | align = left | image1 = George Stephen 1865.jpg | alt1 = Photo | caption1 = George Stephen, baron Mount Stephen | image2 = Baroness Annie Chorlotte Mountstephen by William Notman.jpg | alt2 = Photo | caption2 = Annie Charlotte Kane, baroness Mount Stephen }} On September 18, 1883, George Stephen inaugurated his new residence with a reception held in honour of Lord Carnarvon, who was visiting Montreal at the time.<ref name=TMDS-18-09-1883>{{cite news |author= |date=September 18, 1883 |title=Lord Carnarvon. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5300665 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=15 |issue=220 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=September 19, 1883 |title=Reception in honor of Lord Carnarvon. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3603502 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=37 |issue=13554 |edition=Charles St. Michel, 1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}}</ref> Among the guests were the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, Théodore Robitaille, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, John Beverley Robinson, Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley, Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, and the Honourable Edward Blake.

On September 25, 1883, George Stephen received the Governor General of Canada, John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, and his wife, Princess Louise, for a visit of a few days.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=September 26, 1883 |title=Arrival of the Gorverner-General and the Princess. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3603508 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=37 |issue=13560 |edition=Charles St. Michel, 1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=September 27, 1883 |title=The Viceregal Party. Arrival in Montreal - His Excellency visits Bonsecours Church. Guests of Mr. Geo. Stephen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3603510 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=37 |issue=13561 |edition=Charles St. Michel, 1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}}</ref>

In addition to building a new residence in Montreal, George Stephen acquired a townhouse on Park Lane in London around October 1883.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=October 31, 1883 |title=A Canadian Railway King. Career of Mr. George Stephen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3759807 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=75 |issue=260 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=6}}</ref>

During the summer of 1884, George Stephen had a piano delivered, specially designed for his residence by the architect William Tutin Thomas and manufactured by the Decker Brothers company of New York.<ref name=TMDS-24-06-1884>{{cite news |author= |date=June 24, 1884 |title=A Magnificent Instrument. The Piano Constructed for Mr. George Stephen. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=16 |issue=148 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}}</ref>

On September 15, 1884, George Stephen received Lord and Lady Lansdowne at his residence.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=September 16, 1884 |title=Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Lansdowne. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4235885 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=76 |issue=221 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref> They stayed at George Stephen's house again on January 26, 1885.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=January 27, 1885 |title=Arrival of Lord Lansdowne. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=17 |issue=22 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref>

In March 1885, George Stephen's gardener, J. Stanford, won first prize from the Montreal Horticultural Society for the best-maintained greenhouses in the city.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=March 2, 1885 |title=Horticultural Society. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=17 |issue=51 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref> He won first prize again in March 1886.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=March 2, 1886 |title=Among the flowers. The Montreal Horticultural Society's Prizes for Private Conservatories and Window Gardens. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=18 |issue=51 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}}</ref>

In January 1886, George Stephen was created a baronet.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=January 21, 1886 |title=Personals. (George Stephen's baronetcy). |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3604229 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=40 |issue=14277 |edition=Charles St. Michel, 1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}}</ref>

In August 1886, a delegation from the United Caledonian Association of North America visited George Stephen's house, among other residences. Among the members of this delegation was the mayor of Philadelphia, William Burns Smith.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=August 16, 1886 |title=The Scottish Delegates. Visiting the Lions of the City to Day. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5284137 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=18 |issue=191 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref>

In October 1886, George Stephen purchased the Métis River and seigneury from Judge U. J. Tessier for $CAD 20,000. He then commissioned his architect, William Tutin Thomas, to design a summer residence, called "Estevan Lodge", for him in Métis. The general construction contract was awarded to Simon Peters of Quebec City.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=October 22, 1886 |title=Résidence princière (Métis) |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2514975 |work=L'électeur |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=7 |issue=84 |edition=Québec : Co. d'impr. de Québec, 1880-1896 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=October 25, 1886 |title=Sir George Stephens' House at Metis. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3604464 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=40 |issue=14524 |edition=Charles St. Michel, 1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=October 25, 1886 |title=Sir George's Summer House |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=27 |issue=250 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=October 25, 1886 |title=Sir George's New House. (Metis). |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5284198 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=18 |issue=252 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}}</ref>

On October 31, 1887, George Stephen hosted a "Millionaires' Luncheon," bringing together Calvin S. Bryce, J. H. Shaw, Col. Payne, H. L. Terril, and J. G. Moore.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=November 1, 1887 |title=Personal. Lunch by Sir Geo. Stephen. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=19 |issue=256 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}}</ref>

In August 1888, George Stephen announced his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway. He explained his decision as follows: "From the moment I signed the contract with the federal government for the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway and accepted the position of Chairman of the Company, I always intended to relinquish the operational management of the Company as soon as the task I had then undertaken was completed. This task was practically finished when the line was opened to traffic to the Pacific Ocean more than two years ago. [...] I agreed to remain in office for a certain time. However, my health has warned me: noting that the heavy and constant strain I have had to endure over the past eight years no longer allows me to perform the continuous and arduous duties of a workload [...]."<ref name=TMDS-7-8-1888>{{cite news |author= |date=August 7, 1888 |title=A Genuine Surprise. Sir George Stephen, Bart. confirms the Rumor that he has resigned the Presidency of the C.P.R. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=20 |issue=184 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref> Despite his resignation, he remained one of the principal shareholders of the Canadian Pacific Railway.<ref name=TMDS-7-8-1888/>

On October 13, 1888, George Stephen acquired lots 1524-12 to 1524-23 in the southeast of William Laurier's property for $CAD 49,000, thus expanding it "as far as the alley" near Saint Catherine Street.<ref group=AN-116483 name="AN-116483">{{harvsp|Notorial Act, Registry no. 116483, October 13, 1888, A.N.Q.|id=AN-116483}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=October 10, 1888 |title=Transactions. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=20 |issue=239 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref>

On April 24, 1889, after spending a few months in the United Kingdom, George Stephen and his wife returned to Canada.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=April 24, 1889 |title=Sir George Stephen returns to the city from Europe. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=21 |issue=96 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref>

On May 5, 1890, the Stephens hosted a dinner in honor of the soprano Emma Albani, who was visiting Montreal.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=May 6, 1890 |title=Mme Albanie est arrivée. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2516108 |work=L'électeur |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=10 |issue=245 |edition=Québec : Co. d'impr. de Québec, 1880-1896 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=4}}</ref>

On June 2 and 3, 1890, George Stephen and his wife hosted the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn at their residence during their visit to Montreal. On June 2, they hosted a dinner for 24 guests in their honor, and on June 3, more than 270 guests were invited to a ball held in their honor at the residence.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=April 7, 1890 |title=The Duke and Duchess of Connaught. |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=31 |issue=81 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=May 31, 1890 |title=Le duc de Connaught à Montréal. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2540321 |work=Le Courrier du Canada : journal des intérêts canadiens |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=12 |issue=273 |edition=Québec, 1857-1901 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=June 4, 1890 |title=A Most Pleasant Impression. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5303438 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=22 |issue=130 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}}</ref><ref group=c name="StoryMSC 10">{{harvsp|Mount Stephen Club, Montreal|1967|p=10}}</ref> George Stephen was created a baron in 1891, taking the name "Mount Stephen."<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=August 21, 1891 |title=Canada's First Lord Arrives. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4284240 |work=The Montreal herald |type=Newspaper |volume=84 |issue=200 |edition=The Herald Company |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}}</ref><ref name="DBC-GS">{{cite web |author=Alexander Reford |date=2005 |title=STEPHEN, GEORGE, 1st Baron MOUNT STEPHEN |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=8375 |website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15 |series= |location=Toronto (ON), Canada. |publisher=University of Toronto / Université Laval |access-date=February 20, 2026}}</ref>

In April 1892, Lord Mount Stephen decided to put his Drummond Street residence up for sale, as he "now spends most of his time in England and Scotland and will probably be content with hotel accommodations during his visits to Montreal."<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=April 21, 1892 |title=Lord Mount-Stephen's Montreal Residence for Sale. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5304014 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=24 |issue=94 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}}</ref><ref name="Palatial Residences for Sale.">{{cite news |author= |date=April 22, 1891 |title=Palatial Residences for Sale. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4284454 |work=The Montreal herald |type=Newspaper |volume=85 |issue=95 |edition=The Herald Company |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}}</ref> William Christopher Macdonald expressed interest for a time, but ultimately did not purchase it.<ref name="Palatial Residences for Sale." /> Some of the city's millionaires suggested turning it into a new private club, but the idea did not materialize.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=May 23, 1892 |title=Proposed Millionaire's Club. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=24 |issue=121 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=6}}</ref> In November 1893, some proposed making it the residence of the Governor General of Canada in Montreal, but again, the idea did not materialize.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=November 13, 1893 |title=A Vice-Regal Residence in Montreal. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5320127 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=25 |issue=267 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=December 3, 1893 |title=Les jolies résidences de Montréal offertes à la Ville pour un choix d'un château vice-royal. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4085555 |work=Le Monde Illustré |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=10 |issue=500 |edition=Berthiaume et Sabourin, 1884-1902 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=7}}</ref> In February 1896, newspapers announced that the residence had been "acquired" by Robert Meighen, general manager of the Lake of the Woods Milling Company and brother-in-law of George Stephen.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=February 27, 1896 |title=Handsome Residence Sold. Lord Mount Stephen's House Changes Hands. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5320828 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=28 |issue=49 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=February 28, 1896 |title=La Maison de Lord Stephens. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3236813 |work=La presse |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=12 |issue=99 |edition=[La presse], 1884-2017 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=February 28, 1896 |title=Mount-Stephens Residence Sold. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4334025 |work=Montreal daily herald |type=Newspaper |volume=89 |issue=51 |edition=James N. Greenshields, 1892-1896 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=February 29, 1896 |title=Handsome Residence Sold. Lord Mount Stephen's House Changes Hands. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3616050 |work=Quebec morning chronicle |type=Newspaper |volume=50 |issue=18301 |edition=John J. Foote, 1888-1898 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=2}}</ref> The nature of the transaction was not explained in the newspapers, however, as the property was not officially transferred to Robert Meighen until October 4, 1900.<ref group=AN-134267 name="AN-134267"/> In the meantime, Lord and Lady Mount Stephen moved to Brocket Hall in Herefordshire, England.<ref name="DBC-GS"/>

Upon the death of Annie Charlotte Kane on April 10, 1896, the residence at 140 Drummond became the property of George Stephen.<ref group=AN-131156 name="AN-131156">{{harvsp|Notorial Act, Registry no. 131156, July 6, 1896, A.N.Q.|id=AN-131156}}</ref><ref group=AN-134267 name="AN-134267"/> Lord Mount Stephen died in 1921 and was buried in the small chapel at Brocket Hall, located near the entrance gate to the estate.<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 10"/> His tombstone reads: "Wise in his benefactions, of stainless integrity."<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 10"/>

=== 1896 to 1925 : Robert Meighen and Elsie Stephen === {{multiple image | width = 100 | align = left | image1 = Robert Meighen.jpg | alt1 = Photo | caption1 = Robert Meighen | image2 = Elsie Stephen.jpg | alt2 = Photo | caption2 = Elsie Stephen }} In March 1896, Robert Meighen and Elsie Stephen moved into their new residence on Drummond Street. On April 15, 1896, they inaugurated their residence with a somber event: the funeral of Elsie Stephen and Lord Mount-Stephen's brother, John Stephen, who had settled in Guelph, Ontario.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=April 16, 1896 |title=The Late Mr John Stephen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4666618 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=37 |issue=90 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}}</ref><ref group=aa name=LovellA1895-96>{{harvsp|Mackay|id=Lovell|1859-1870|p=825 (Montreal Directory), Year 1895-96}}</ref><ref group=aa name=LovellA1896-97>{{harvsp|Mackay|id=Lovell|1859-1870|p=824 (Montreal Directory), Year 1896-97}}</ref>

On November 11, 1898, Robert Meighen and Elsie Stephen hosted a debutante ball in honor of their daughter, Margaret Meighen. More than two hundred people were invited.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=November 12, 1898 |title=Delightful ball at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meighen's Residence. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4577269 |work=The Herald |type=Newspaper |volume=91 |issue=267 |edition=The Herald Publishing Company, 1896-1899 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=6}}</ref><ref name=TMDS-5-12-1903/>

On October 4, 1900, the residence officially became the property of Robert Meighen, who purchased it for $CAD 100,000.<ref group=AN-134267 name="AN-134267">{{harvsp|Notorial Act, Registry no. 134267, October 4, 1900, A.N.Q.|id=AN-134267}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=October 20, 1900 |title=Meighen Buys. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4599946 |work=The Montreal Herald |type=Newspaper |volume=93 |issue=248 |edition=The Herald Publishing Company, 1899-1914 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}}</ref>

Between 1901 and 1903, Robert Meighen made some alterations to the residence. For example, he replaced the stone wall bordering the Drummond Street sidewalk with a wrought-iron fence punctuated by stone pilasters.<ref name=TMH-28-12-1901>{{cite news |author= |date=December 28, 1901 |title=Beautiful Homes of Montreal. Mr. Robt. Meighen's Residence. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4600314 |work=The Montreal Herald |type=Newspaper |volume=94 |issue=305 |edition=The Herald Publishing Company, 1899-1914 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=18}}</ref><ref name=TMDS-5-12-1903/> It is also possible that the raffia tapestries in the stairwell were installed during this same period.<ref name=TDW-31-10-1903>{{cite news |author= |date=October 31, 1903 |title=Raffia Embroidery. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4703971 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=45 |issue=255 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=18}}</ref> Around 1905, Robert Meighen spent CAD 1,600 to have the sidewalk along his Drummond Street residence repaved.<ref name=TDW-7-04-1906>{{cite news |author= |date=April 6, 1906 |title=Stables and Residences. Two Influential Deputations Wait on the fire Committee. A stop to Stable Construction on Stanley and Mackay Streets. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4681188 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=47 |issue=83 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=9}}</ref> [[File:Réception en plein air chez M. Meighen, Montréal.jpg|thumb|Garden party given in hornor of Lord Frederick Roberts in 1908]] In 1907, Robert Meighen hosted Lord Northcote, former Governor-General of Australia, and his wife, Alice Stephen, known as Lady Northcote.<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 10" /><ref group=note>Alice Stephen, known as Lady Northcote, was the adopted daughter of George Stephen. She married Lord Henry Northcote in 1873. (Source :{{cite web |author=Chris Cunneen |date=1988 |title=Henry Stafford Northcote (1846–1911) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/northcote-henry-stafford-7861 |website=Dictionary of Australian Biography |series= |location=Sydney, Australia. |publisher=Melbourne University Press |access-date=February 20, 2026}})</ref>

To mark Quebec City's tercentenary in 1908, Meighen organized an open-air reception in honor of British Field Marshal and 1st Earl of Roberts, Frederick Roberts, and his wife, Nora Henrietta Bews, Countess of Roberts, during their visit to Montreal on July 31, 1908. Eight hundred people were invited to the reception.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=July 20, 1908 |title=Lord Roberts. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4316366 |work=La patrie |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=30 |issue=125 |edition=Montréal, 1879-1957 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=August 1, 1908 |title=Lord Roberts. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4494830 |work=The Standard. |type=Newspaper |volume=4 |issue=31 |edition=The Montreal Standard Publishing Company Limited, 1905-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=August 1, 1908 |title=Lord Roberts. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=138 |issue=184 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=16}}</ref>

On July 13, 1911, Robert Meighen died at his residence from a heart condition.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=July 13, 1911 |title=Canadian Business Life Poorer to-day by Death of Mr. Robert Meighen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4693183 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=52 |issue=162 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}}</ref> Elsie Stephen died on July 12, 1917.<ref name="DBC-RM">{{cite web |author=Alexander Reford |date=2005 |title=MEIGHEN, ROBERT |url=http://www.biographi.ca/fr/bio.php?BioId=41722 |website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15 |series= |location=Toronto (ON), Canada. |publisher=University of Toronto / Université Laval |access-date=February 20, 2026}}</ref> Upon Robert Meighen's death, the residence passed to their daughter, Margaret Meighen (later Margaret Harley).<ref name=TG-21-05-1926>{{cite news |author= |date=May 21, 1926 |title=Robert Meighen Residence is Sold. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=155 |issue=121 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=14}}</ref>

Their son, Colonel Frank Stephen Meighen, lived in the residence after his parents' death and continued the family's tradition of hospitality. In 1919, he hosted a ball there in honor of Edward Windsor, Prince of Wales.<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 10" />

During the First World War, the introduction of income tax to finance the war effort and the Great Depression forced many homeowners to abandon their elegant houses in the Golden Square Mile. The Stephen-Meighen family was not spared and, in 1925, decided to put the residence up for sale,<ref name="GRPBM-CMS">{{cite web |author=Montreal City Hall |title=George Stephen House |url=http://patrimoine.ville.montreal.qc.ca/inventaire/index.php |website=Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal |access-date=May 23, 2013}}</ref><ref group=f name="Pinard 179"/> along with all the surrounding land, which was subdivided.<ref name=TG-21-05-1926/> As for the furnishings, they were, according to Robert Meighen's last wishes, distributed among his children.<ref group=AN-151528 name="AN-151528">{{harvsp|Notorial Act, Registry no. 151528, December 7, 1906, A.N.Q.|id=AN-151528}}</ref>

=== 1926 to 2011 : Mount Stephen Club === On July 16, 1926, ''Don Mar Realty Limited'' acquired the George Stephen House. This company then sold it on October 14, 1927,<ref group=AN-157679 name="AN-157679">{{harvsp|Notorial Act, Registry no. 157679, October 14, 1927, A.N.Q.|id=AN-157679}}</ref> to the Mount Stephen Club, a gentlemen's club founded in 1926 by Noah Timmins, J. H. Maher, and J. S. Dohan.<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 11">{{harvsp|Mount Stephen Club, Montreal|1967|p=11}}</ref> These gentlemen were the first to advocate for the preservation of the George Stephen House and did everything in their power to protect this elegant townhouse from demolition and to preserve its original interior features.<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 11" /><ref group=d name="Rémillard-1986 109">{{harvsp|Rémillard|id=Rémillard-1986|1986|p=109}}</ref> In fact, this objective was the key to the almost complete preservation of the residence until 2015. At that time, any additions, alterations, or modernization work on the former residence had to respect this preservation goal. Furthermore, they named the club "Mount Stephen" in honor of the residence's first owner, George Stephen.

The conversion of the residence into a private club, however, led the new owner to make some modifications. The most notable was the replacement in 1927 of the glass walls of the conservatory with cut stone walls.<ref group=e name="CUM_p.674"/> That same year, the building's new purpose also prompted the club to make changes to the kitchens, some of the equipment, and the basement rooms. The club officially opened on December 12, 1927.<ref name=TMDS-7-12-1927>{{cite news |author= |date=December 7, 1927 |title=Famous Mansion is Reopened as Mount Stephen Club. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=59 |issue=290 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}}</ref> thumb|Mount Stephen Club (circa 1934-1935) In 1937, the exterior staircase was rebuilt on new foundations.<ref group=e name="CUM_p.674"/><ref group=Permis name="P-2947"/> At that time, the small balcony supported by three elegant brackets decorated with flowers was removed.

Subsequently, the club undertook a series of expansions through the construction of annexes and interior modifications to better meet the needs of the club and its clientele.<ref group=e name="CUM_p.675">{{harvsp|Communauté Urbaine de Montréal|1987|p=675}}</ref><ref group=Permis name="P-2011"/> In 1948, the club expanded the south side of the greenhouse. In 1953, the institution built an annex at the rear. It also carried out interior modifications from 1956 to 1958 and in 1962 (kitchens).<ref group=e name="CUM_p.675"/><ref group=Permis name="P-3618"/><ref group=Permis name="P-4817"/><ref group=Permis name="P-2622"/><ref group=Permis name="P-2307"/>

On October 14, 1971, the residence was declared a National Historic Site of Canada by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.<ref name="LPC-MGS">{{cite web |author=The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada |date=December 1, 2012 |title=George Stephen House National Historic Site of Canada |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3429 |website=historicplaces.ca/ |series= |location=Ottawa (ON), Canada. |publisher=Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP) |access-date=February 20, 2026}}</ref> It was also designated a heritage building by the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications on March 11, 1975.<ref name="RPCQ">{{cite web |author=Gouvernement du Québec |date=2007 |title=Édifice du Mount Stephen Club |url=https://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=92445&type=bien# |website=Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec |series= |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |publisher=Ministère de la Culture |access-date=February 20, 2026}}</ref> On December 10, 2004, the building was declared a "''immeuble de valeur patrimoniale exceptionnelle''" (building of exceptional heritage value) by the City of Montreal.<ref group=REG-04-047 name="04-047">{{harvsp|Règlement no. 04-047, Ville de Mtl|id=REG-04-047}}</ref><ref name="GRPBM-CMS"/> The building was also declared to be located within the "''aire de protection de l’édifice du club Mount Stephent''" (Mount Stephen Club building protection zone) on April 11, 1978, and within the "''Secteur de valeur patrimoniale exceptionnelle Guy-Drummond''" (Guy-Drummond sector of exceptional heritage value) on December 10, 2004.<ref name="GRPBM-CMS"/>

In 2004, the club undertook emergency repairs costing two million dollars to correct structural problems identified since 2001, caused by the construction of several skyscrapers with nearby underground parking garages. The Ministry of Culture and Communications also contributed $50,000 to the club for this project.<ref name="TMG-16-05-03"/>

In 2005, a hotel project emerged: the "Le Cristofe Alexandre" hotel. Designed by architect Karl Fischer, a twenty-one (21) story tower would have been erected at the corner of Drummond Street and De Maisonneuve Boulevard, adjacent to the George-Stephen House, but connected to it by a modern shared entrance. The hotel was originally scheduled to open in 2008. However, this project was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web |author=SkyscraperPage |title=Le Cristofe Alexandre |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=51734 |website=SkyscraperPage.com |access-date=August 3, 2013}}</ref>

In 2006, the name "Club Mount Stephen" was acquired by the Tidan hotel and real estate group.<ref name="REQ">{{cite web |title=Mount Stephen Club |url=https://www.registreentreprises.gouv.qc.ca/reqna/gr/gr03/gr03a71.rechercheregistre.mvc/gr03a71?choixdomaine=RegistreEntreprisesQuebec |website=Registre des entreprises du Québec |series= |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |publisher=Registraire des entreprises |access-date=August 1, 2013}}</ref> On May 26, 2006, this same group purchased the residence for $4 million from the former Club Mount Stephen, established in 1926.<ref group=RFQ name="RFQ 1328870">{{harvsp|Online land registry|id=RFQ|pp=Lot 1328870 (City of Montreal, Cadaster of Quebec)}}</ref> The latter legal entity was officially dissolved on June 4, 2010.<ref name="REQ"/> Starting in 2006, the club's new management sought to improve the facilities and services offered to its 400 members. First, they invested nearly $4 million, notably in adding a central air conditioning system, expanding some reception rooms, and adding new meeting rooms.<ref name="O-Lapresse" /><ref name="Argent-11-12-23">{{cite news |author= |date=December 23, 2011 |title=Le Mount Stephen Club ferme après 85 ans. |url=http://argent.canoe.com/nouvelles/affaires/le-mount-stephen-club-ferme-apres-85-ans-23122011 |work=Argent |language=fr |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}}{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> They also attempted to adopt a new marketing strategy to attract young Montrealers to membership.<ref name="DL-Lapresse">{{cite news |author=Daniel Lemay |date=January 8, 2010 |title=Les clubs privés s'adaptent au siècle. |url=http://affaires.lapresse.ca/economie/quebec/201001/08/01-937180-les-clubs-prives-sadaptent-au-siecle.php |work=La presse |language=fr |type=Newspaper |edition=[La presse], 1884-2017 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}}</ref> Finally, they opened the club to the general public for musical dinners on Saturdays and musical brunches on Sundays.<ref name="DL-Lapresse"/> Despite all attempts to revitalize the club, the Tidan Group failed to make the institution profitable, even though their past investments had increased revenues.<ref name="Argent-11-12-23" /> On December 23, 2011, management made the decision to permanently close the club, resulting in the loss of 70 full-time and part-time jobs.<ref name="O-Lapresse" /><ref name="M-12-09-26">{{cite news |author= |date=September 26, 2012 |title=Le Club Mount Stephen deviendra un hôtel. |url=http://journalmetro.com/actualites/montreal/162780/le-club-mount-stephen-deviendra-un-hotel/ |work=Journal de Montréal |language=fr |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}}</ref> The club's closure prompted Heritage Montreal to place the George-Stephen House under observation on its list of threatened Montreal landmarks in 2012.<ref name="HM">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Sites emblématiques menacés |url=http://www.heritagemontreal.org/fr/category/sites-menaces/ |website=heritagemontreal.org |series= |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |publisher=Héritage Montréal |access-date=August 3, 2013}}</ref>

Throughout its history, the Mount Stephen club has welcomed Montreal's and international elite. Numerous dignitaries, politicians, and celebrities have graced the club, including Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (in 1958), French Air Force General Edmond Jouhaud, Field Marshal and 1st Earl Wavell Archibald Wavell, John Diefenbaker, Percival Molson, Edgar Bronfman Sr., Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Brian Mulroney, René Lévesque, Lucien Bouchard, Louise Harel, Sarto Fournier, and Pierre Bourque.<ref group=i name="MSC-2001-p8">{{harvsp|Piquette, Gerzovitz|id=MSC-2001|2001|p=8}}</ref>

=== 2012 to present: Hotel ''Le Mount Stephen'' === In 2012, a luxury hotel project, the Hotel Le Mount Stephen, began to take shape, partially occupying the former residence. This project required the construction of a contemporary annex at the rear, costing $25 million.<ref name="CAAE" /> Designed by the firm Lemay / Leclerc Architects, this new eleven-story annex includes 80 guest rooms, reception and meeting rooms, a spa, a jacuzzi, a sauna, a massage and fitness room, a restaurant, boutiques, and an underground parking garage with nearly 96 spaces.<ref name="MSCHC" />

That same year, this architectural firm received an award of excellence from the Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence for the design of the Mount Stephen Hotel building.<ref name="CAAE" /> Construction of the hotel began in 2012 with the demolition of the west and north wings. Its opening was then scheduled for June 2015.<ref name="HMS">{{cite web |author=Lemay / Leclerc Architectes |date=2012 |title=Mount Stephen Club and Hotel Complex, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |url=http://www.lemay.qc.ca/pub/lemayonlinedocs/201212_mount%20stephen_presentation.pdf |website=Lemay.qc.ca/ |series= |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |publisher=Héritage Montréal |access-date=August 3, 2013}}</ref>

On May 29, 2012, the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications approved the project without any warnings regarding potential structural problems should a skyscraper be built nearby. Furthermore, the hotel plans were approved by the Ministry on April 11, 2013.<ref name="TMG-16-05-03"/> <gallery caption="Construction of the hotel Le Mount Stephen" mode="packed" widths="100px" heights="150px"> Image :Panorama Maison George Stephen.jpg|Destructions of annexes (November 2012) Image :George Stephen House, Montreal 32.jpg|Excavation work (May 2013) Image :Mount Stephen Hotel (Construction) 09.jpg|Excavation work (August 2013) Image :Hôtel Mount Stephen 10.jpg|Construction of the hotel building (February 2014) </gallery> On January 26, 2016, The Montreal Gazette revealed that the house was suffering from a "significant structural problem" that developed during the construction of the hotel located behind it. Several cracks had appeared on the east (front) and north facades, forcing the construction team to erect temporary support beams to prevent the facade from collapsing. The damage was so "serious" that Franz Knoll, a civil engineer hired by the hotel, announced that the east facade would have to be demolished and rebuilt once the structure was reinforced.<ref name="TMG-16-01-26">{{cite news |author=Marian Scott |date=January 26, 2016 |title=Facade of heritage jewel Mount Stephen Club "has to be taken down". |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/heritage-mount-stephen-club-in-peril |work=Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}}</ref>

According to Pieter Sijpkes of McGill University, measures should have been taken from the outset to reinforce the structure before proceeding with the excavation of the underground parking garage. He explains that Montreal is built on clay soil that subsides when it loses moisture. Therefore, when a construction crew excavates a site, they pump out water and, consequently, affect the soil's moisture levels.<ref name="TMG-16-01-26"/>

In addition, the newspaper reveals that the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications is suing the owners of the house<ref group=note>Jack Sofer, Meir (Mike) Yuval and their company 9166-9093 Quebec Inc.</ref> for having modified historical architectural elements of the building without authorization, such as the demolition of three chimneys (built in 1883), the destruction of the wrought iron fence (built between 1900 and 1903) or the covering of cut stones with cement.<ref name="TMG-16-01-26"/>

On March 22, 2016, The Montreal Gazette revealed that no building inspector from the Ville-Marie borough visited the George-Stephen house for 15 months during the construction of the hotel, that is, from August 19, 2014 to November 6, 2015.<ref name="TMG-16-03-22">{{cite news |author=René Bruemmer |date=March 22, 2016 |title=City inspectors did not visit Mount Stephen Club for 15 months. |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/city-inspectors-failed-to-visit-mount-stephen-club-for-15-month |work=Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}}</ref>

The latest inspection report, produced in November 2015, states that a new concrete wall and concrete columns were installed without authorization. Furthermore, the inspector was advised that the owners need to install 16 new pillars under the foundations to support the structure of the historic building.<ref name="TMG-16-03-22"/>

In December 2015, the same building inspector wrote that he and an architect had inspected the foundation pillars and numerous cracks. He noted that the construction crew had erected support beams on the east facade. Shortly thereafter, the structural engineering firm submitted its report recommending the dismantling of the east facade, a solution still under consideration as of March 2016.<ref name="TMG-16-03-22"/>

On April 14, 2016, The Montreal Gazette revealed that the Ville-Marie borough had finally granted a permit authorizing the dismantling and reconstruction of the east façade.<ref name="TMG-16-04-14">{{cite news |author=Marian Scott |date=April 14, 2016 |title=Dismantling of Mount Stephen Club facade to begin. |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/dismantling-of-mount-stephen-club-facade-to-begin |work=Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}}</ref> This operation lasted eight months, from April to November 2016. On this section of the façade, the structure, originally composed of red bricks, was replaced with concrete blocks. To conceal the reinforced concrete structure supporting the house, rusticated stone was added to the north portion of the east façade.

On May 3, 2016, The Montreal Gazette revealed that Quebec's Ministry of Culture and Communications had been aware for over 15 years of the potential structural problems with the historic building should a skyscraper be built nearby, according to documents obtained through access to information legislation.<ref name="TMG-16-05-03"/> Furthermore, these same documents revealed that it took ministry officials three weeks to follow up on a citizen's complaint about the destruction of historic architectural elements of the building.<ref name="TMG-16-05-03"/>

Furthermore, the newspaper reveals that it is not only the facade that must be dismantled, but also, inside the residence, the parquet floors, paneling and even the coffered ceilings, which have also "suffered significant damage".<ref name="TMG-16-05-03"/> <gallery caption="Structural problems: dismantling and reassembly of the facade" mode="packed" widths="100px" heights="150px"> Image :Hôtel Mount Stephen 63.jpg|Support beams (January 2016) Image :Hôtel Mount Stephen 189.jpg|Reinforced concrete structure under construction (July 2016) Image :Hôtel Mount Stephen 245.jpg|New structure made of concrete blocks (August 2016) Image :Hôtel Mount Stephen 268.jpg|Reassembly of the facade (September 2016) </gallery> On May 1, 2017, the Mount Stephen Hotel, partly occupying the George Stephen House, officially opened to the public.

==Architecture== The grounds of the George Stephen house cover approximately 2,206 square meters. They are bordered by a wrought-iron fence to the north-east, the Drummond Medical Building to the south-east, Tudor Revival commercial buildings to the north-west (1448 Drummond Street/1230 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West), and a parking lot to the south-west.

Originally, this residence was part of an estate that included the house, a greenhouse, stables, and a garden.

===Exterior=== thumb|George Stephen House (2011) Designed by architect William Tutin Thomas, the George Stephen House is built in a combination of architectural styles characteristic of Victorian architecture. It thus brings together the styles of the Italian Renaissance, Italian Baroque and 17th century English Baroque.<ref group=d name="Rémillard-1986 108">{{harvsp|Rémillard|id=Rémillard-1986|1986|p=108}}</ref>

The residence consists of a four-story rectangular main building, including a basement and an attic level.<ref name="RPCQ" /> The masonry, including the sculpted decoration, was executed by the firm of J. H. Hutchison.<ref name="TCAB X1" /> The front façade, constructed of grey Montreal limestone,<ref group=d name="Rémillard-1986 108"/> features a central projection that divides the sculpted decoration in two, each side mirroring the other. This façade is primarily characterized by a double-flight staircase (flanked by two lampposts) that meets at the foot of the third flight, which leads to the main floor.<ref name="RPCQ" /> This staircase, rebuilt in 1937 on new foundations, no longer includes the small balcony at the junction of the first two flights, which was supported by three corbels decorated with flowers.<ref group=e name="CUM_p.674"/><ref group=Permis name="P-2947"/> The staircase leads to the grand entrance, framed by a porch with columns and pilasters. The Ionic capitals of these columns are crowned with a molded abacus supported by four small scrolls and featuring a flower at its center. Their chines are adorned with egg-and-dart motifs, pearls, and pirouettes. The volutes, decorated with leaves, are tied together with garlands.

The double front door, thirteen centimeters thick, is made of Cuban mahogany and its handles are plated with twenty-two-carat gold.<ref name="RPCQ" /><ref group=c name="StoryMSC 11" /> It is surmounted by a glazed transom and a segmental arch. This arch, with its keystone represented by a blank escutcheon, is adorned with an interlaced molding.<ref group=g name="Larousse 726">{{harvsp|Dictionnaire Larousse|1996|p=726}}</ref> thumb|left|Detail of columns (2013) The porch is surmounted by a balcony enclosed by a wrought-iron balustrade supported by stone pillars. The French window on the second floor, providing access to the balcony, is double-leaf and extended by a rectangular transom. On either side of this French window are successive pairs of columns and then pilasters in the Ionic order. Their capitals are crowned with a molded abacus supported by four small scrolls and featuring an acanthus leaf at its center. Their chines are adorned with egg-and-dart molding, pearls, and pirouettes. The volutes, embellished with acanthus leaves, are decorated with a cascade of grape or berry bunches. The base of the columns and pilasters appears to be decorated with mistletoe branches. These columns support an architrave surmounted by a frieze dominated by a molding of egg-and-dart motifs which supports a pediment with a low arch interrupted or broken in its center and where there is an urn.<ref name="RPCQ" /><ref group=f name="Pinard 181">{{harvsp|Pinard|id=Pinard|1987|p=181}}</ref> thumb|Detail of the balcony (on the left) The basement, main floor, and second-floor windows on the facade are paired and symmetrically arranged on either side of the projection. In the basement, the windows are set into the chamfered stone plinth.<ref name="RPCQ" /> These windows are protected by wrought-iron grilles. They are also separated from the first-floor windows by a shelf supported by three irregularly sized brackets, where flowerpots or plants were once placed and protected by a wrought-iron railing.<ref group=a name="Armstrong 22">{{harvsp|Armstrong|1959|p=22}}</ref>

On the main floor, the windows are framed by Roman Doric pilasters adorned with sculpted elements from the Italian Renaissance style. These pilasters support semicircular arches that follow the shape of the windows and feature a false keystone at their center. These arches support a frieze surmounted by a modillion cornice, which in turn supports the Ionic columns that frame the second-floor windows. On the second floor, the columns flanking the windows display the same decoration as those surrounding the French doors leading to the balcony. They support a frieze surmounted by a modillion cornice. However, unlike those on the first floor, they frame windows extended by rectangular transoms.<ref name="RPCQ" />

The front façade features a chamfered stone wall at the basement and main floor levels, while the second floor has a dressed stone wall. The front façade wall is further emphasized by chamfered stone quoins on the main floor and second floor. The façade is crowned by a floral frieze and then by a series of modillion cornices supporting a stone parapet adorned with decorative elements, which conceals the flat roof.<ref name="RPCQ" />

As for the south-east wall, it features a circular oriel window extending the full height of the residence. A turret is also visible to the southwest of the wall.<ref group=f name="Pinard 182">{{harvsp|Pinard|id=Pinard|1987|p=182}}</ref> This turret and the oriel window together frame a central section punctuated by a pair of rectangular windows topped with transoms.<ref group=f name="Pinard 182"/> This façade is much less ornate than the front one. On the main floor, an opening provides access to the former greenhouse, which was completely walled up in 1927.<ref group=Permis name="P-3176"/> A straight staircase was also installed that same year, providing direct access to the south wing from Drummond Street. A section of the front fence no longer exists to allow access.<ref name="RPCQ" />

The northwest and southwest elevations are completely devoid of ornamentation. However, a two-story porch once stood at the rear, on the west wall.<ref group=a name="Armstrong 22"/> Unlike the northwest, southwest, and northeast facades, the corbelled cornice on the west side has no parapet. The windows were originally covered with shutters during the summer.

Located in front of the building and bordering Drummond Street, the wrought iron fence is decorated with dragons, various flowers and a fleur-de-lis. It is supported by stone pillars.<ref name="RPCQ" /> <gallery mode="packed" widths="150px" heights="150px"> Image :George Stephen House, Montreal 23.jpg|Detail of a lamppost (2013) Image :George Stephen House, Montreal 08.jpg|Central double-leaf door in Cuban mahogany (2013) Image :George Stephen House, Montreal 01.jpg|Wrought iron fence (2013) Image :George Stephen House, Montreal 11.jpg|The club's former private ladies' lounge, previously the greenhouse (2013) Image :Mount Stephen Hotel (Construction) 10.jpg|The northwest (left) and southwest (right) walls (2013) </gallery> {| {{Table|hide}} |- !! align="center"| Missing item !! align="center"| Description !! align="center"| Date of disappearance !! align="center"| Illustration |- | Balcony | The main staircase had, at the junction of the first two flights, a balcony supported by three consoles decorated with flowers. | Circa 1937<ref group=e name="CUM_p.674"/><ref group=Permis name="P-2947"/> | 250px |- | Wrough-iron railings | The shelves beneath the windows of the main floor of the front facade featured wrought iron railings. | After 1985<ref group=e name="CUM_p.674"/> | 250px |}

=== Interior === The interior of the residence occupies an area of 2,555 m2. The architect William Tutin Thomas conceived this residence as a total work of art, as he designed all the decorations as well as almost all of the furniture in the house which he had custom-built.<ref group=e name="CUM_p.674"/>

; The woodwork : The team of carpenter and joiner Archibald McIntyre executed all the interior woodwork, based on the designs of architect William Tutin Thomas. However, little information exists to identify the artisans who contributed to the ornamental wood carvings incorporated into the building. The types of wood used for the carved decoration include Cuban mahogany, Burley oak, maple, stiff pine, English and French walnut, cherry wood, and Ceylon satinwood.<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/><ref name=MWWCRFNP-12-03-1884/> The house's floors are oak decorated with walnut inlays.<ref group=f name="Pinard 183">{{harvsp|Pinard|id=Pinard|1987|p=183}}</ref>

; The furniture : To furnish the residence, architect William Tutin Thomas commissioned the Toronto-based cabinetmaking and interior design firm Jacques & Hay, which crafted nearly all the interior furniture according to the architect's designs.<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/> Several types of wood were used, including rosewood, Canadian black walnut, mahogany, satinwood, cherry, bird's eye figure wood, and oak.<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/><ref name=MWWCRFNP-12-03-1884/>

: Cabinetmaker James Thomson also created some furniture for the residence.<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/><ref name=MWWCRFNP-12-03-1884/>

: In 1884, the New York firm Decker Brothers built the grand piano for the main living room, also designed by architect William Tutin Thomas.<ref name=TMDS-24-06-1884/>

: Robert Mitchell & Co. installed all the wall sconces, ceiling lights, and radiator grilles, all of which were plated with 22-karat gold.<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/><ref name="RPCQ" /><ref name="Argent-11-12-23" /> However, sources do not specify the manufacturer of the radiator grilles, or the light fixtures. The bronze chandelier in the northwest bedroom upstairs is a later addition. It was presented to the Mount Stephen Club by Stephen Vaughan, the American vice-consul in Berlin during World War II.<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 15">{{harvsp|Mount Stephen Club, Montreal|1967|p=15}}</ref>

: No known source mentions the artisans of the Mexican onyx or Italian/Vienna marble pieces, including the fireplace mantels.<ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/> It is possible, however, that some of them came from the workshops of Robert Forsyth in Montreal.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=December 6, 1902 |title=The Building Trade. Mr. Robert Forsyth. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4703748 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=43 |issue=287 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (Qc), Canada |page=15}}</ref> As for the fireplace mantel in the main living room, made entirely of Mexican onyx, some sources from the Mount Stephen Club claim it was exhibited at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago,<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 13">{{harvsp|Mount Stephen Club, Montreal|1967|p=13}}</ref> but since it was already installed in the main living room in 1884, this assertion is unlikely.<ref group="image" name="GS-1884">Wm. Notman & Son, « Living room, Mrs. George Stephen's house, Montreal, QC, 1884 », Gelatin silver glass plate negative , 1884, McCord-Stewart Museum, no. II-73825, [https://collections.musee-mccord-stewart.ca/fr/objects/106384 Online]</ref> If a similar model from the same manufacturer was exhibited at this exposition, it could have been made by S. Kabler & Co. of New York, R. G. Leding of Philadelphia, or the Eureka Onyx Company of Indianapolis, among others.<ref group=h name="handy-242">{{harvsp|Moses P. Handy, Chicago|1893|p=242}}</ref><ref group=h name="handy-243">{{harvsp|Moses P. Handy, Chicago|1893|p=243}}</ref>

; Stained-glass windows : The house possesses a collection of stained glass windows from "Gibbs of London" (possibly ''Walter Gibbs & Sons'') and ''Edmundson & Son'' of Manchester, based on designs by the artist Henry Holiday. These windows were ordered, adapted, and installed by the stained-glass artist John C. Spence of Montreal, who was given free rein in their creation, although collaboration with the architect and George Stephen is likely regarding the themes.

: In the transoms of the windows in the main drawing room are allegorical figures representing poetry, music, embroidery, and literature by "Gibbs of London".<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883/> In the dining room, the stained glass depicts fish, meat, poultry, fruit, and birds.<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883/> In the conservatory, the stained glass features allegorical figures representing Pomona (fruit), Flora (flowers), and Ceres (grain).<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883/> The transom window in the hallway represents domestic industry.<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883/> In the stairwell, Shakespearean figures and scenes are depicted by Edmundson & Son of Manchester.<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883/> To the left of the composition are two Shakespearean scenes from the plays ''Henry IV'' and ''Henry V''.<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883/> To the right are two Shakespearean scenes from the plays ''Twelfth Night'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew''.<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883/> In the center are Shakespearean scenes from the play ''As You Like It''.<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883/> The stained-glass windows in the stairwell ceiling illustrate the cardinal directions and the signs of the zodiac.<ref group=f name="Pinard 183"/> In the double doors and their side panels, which separate the vestibule from the entrance hall, the stained-glass windows depict allegorical figures representing the four seasons, crowned by the motto "True friendship's laws are by this rule exprest, Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest" from Homer's ''Odyssey''.<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883/> This motto is surmounted by the monogram of George Stephen.<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883/> In the waiting room and private study, the two stained-glass windows depict the muses of music and poetry, as well as comedy and tragedy. Upstairs, the stained-glass windows in the transoms illustrate allegorical figures representing night, dawn, and each of the four seasons.<ref name=TMG-13-06-1883/> <gallery mode="packed" widths="250px" heights="450px"> Image :Staircase (George Stephen House) 24.jpg|Stained-glass windows depicting two Shakespearean scenes from the plays ''Henry IV'' and ''Henry V'' by ''Edmundson & Son'' of Manchester Image :Staircase (George Stephen House) 26.jpg|Stained-glass windows depicting Shakespearean scenes from the play ''As You Like It'' by ''Edmundson & Son'' of Manchester Image :Staircase (George Stephen House) 25.jpg|Stained-glass windows depicting two Shakespearean scenes from the plays ''Twelfth Night'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' by ''Edmundson & Son'' of Manchester </gallery> {| {{Table|hide}} |- !! align="center"| Missing item !! align="center"| Description !! align="center"| Date of disappearance !! align="center"| Illustration |- | Stained glass windows in the transoms of the windows in the waiting room and private study on the main floor | In the waiting room and private study, the two stained-glass windows above the transoms depict the muses of music and poetry, as well as comedy and tragedy.<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 13" /> | Between 1967 and 1980<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 13" /><ref group="image" name="AVM-1980">Photograph: Mount Stephen Club. Montreal City Archives. File : D03B-0233 à D03B-0243 : Rue Guy, rue Drummond, rue Bishop. - Avril 1980. Cote: [https://archivesdemontreal.ica-atom.org/vm097-y-02-d003b-0233-19 VM097-Y-02-D003B-0236]</ref> | 250px |- | Stained glass window in the transom of one of the windows in the northwest room | In the northwest room, the transom of the alcove window overlooking the front facade once contained a stained-glass window. | Before 1980<ref group="image" name="AVM-1980"/> | 250px |}

; Tapestries : In the stairwell, a series of paintings on raffia-woven canvases depicts, in the grotesque style, figures from Roman mythology, including Venus, Juno, and Minerva.<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 11" /><ref group=c name="StoryMSC 13" /> It is possible that their theme was inspired by tapestries from the Gobelins Manufactory, based on designs by Claude Audran III, depicting the twelve months of the year and intended for the Château de Meudon.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=July 2, 1903 |title=Tapestries (Les Douze Mois Grotesques). Grafton Galleries. |work=London Daily News |type=Newspaper |issue=17872 |location=London, UK. |page=8}}</ref> However, no known source mentions the artist of these tapestries or when they were installed. According to period photographs, these tapestries were installed between 1884 and 1927.<ref group="image" name="CE-1884">Wm. Notman & Son, « Staircase, Mrs. George Stephen's house, Montreal, QC, 1884 », Gelatin silver glass plate negative, 1884, McCord-Stewart Museum, II-73823, [https://collections.musee-mccord-stewart.ca/fr/objects/106382 Online]</ref><ref name=TMDS-7-12-1927/> It is possible that they were installed between 1900 and 1906 by the Meighen family. Indeed, on one hand, they could be part of the alterations made by the Meighen family during this period: after Robert Meighen acquired the residence on October 4, 1900, he had the fence and sidewalk at the front of the property modified around 1903. Moreover, in 1906, Robert Meighen mentioned at a city hall committee meeting that he had "spent considerable sums to embellish the property."<ref name=TDW-7-04-1906/> On the other hand, the use of raffia thread in the decorative arts seems to have been particularly popular at the very beginning of the 20th century.<ref name=TDW-31-10-1903/><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=March 23, 1907 |title=Uses of Raffia and Rattan. |work=The Queen |type=Newspaper |volume=121 |issue=3143 |location=London, UK. |page=58}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=July 2, 1924 |title=Our Needlework Corner. Raffia Embroidery For Cushion Covers. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4187857 |work=Montreal witness and Canadian homestead the people's paper |type=Newspaper |volume=79 |issue=27 |edition=Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, 1972 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=17}}</ref> Finally, the grotesque style of these tapestries (drawn from French classicism and seemingly inspired by the style of Simon Vouet<ref group=SV name="SV">{{harvsp|Vouet et Dorigny|1647}}</ref>) contrasts with the rest of the interior decorations, which are in the Renaissance Revival style of the architect William Tutin Thomas. <gallery mode="packed" widths="150px" heights="250px"> Image :Staircase (George Stephen House) 06.jpg|Tapestry depicting goddess Juno Image :Staircase (George Stephen House) 10.jpg|Tapestry depicting goddess Minerva Image :Staircase (George Stephen House) 15.jpg|Tapestry depicting "Labor" Image :Staircase (George Stephen House) 16.jpg|Tapestry depicting goddess Diana </gallery>

; Art collection : George Stephen and Robert Meighen exhibit at the residence their collection of paintings featuring works by Canadian and foreign artists such as Otto Reinhold Jacobi, Allan Aaron Edson, English portraitist John Hoppner and French landscape painters Adolphe Monticelli and Léon Augustin Lhermitte.<ref name="DBC-RM" />

==== Basement ==== Originally, the basement included several rooms: a kitchen, a larder, a butter room, a scullery, a servant's hall, a laundry room, a wine cellar, various storage areas (including a coal room under the greenhouse), a bathroom, several servants' bedrooms, a stairwell, and a corridor. One room also housed the residence's heating system.<ref group=a name="Armstrong41">{{harvsp|Armstrong|1959|p=41}}</ref><ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/>

==== Ground floor ==== Originally, the main floor or ground floor included these rooms: a vestibule, an entrance hall, a monumental staircase, a private study or library, an antechamber or waiting Room, a breakfast room, a dining room, a drawing room and a greenhouse containing, among other things, a fountain.<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 11" /><ref group=c name="StoryMSC 13" /><ref group=c name="StoryMSC 15" /> <gallery mode="packed" widths="150px" heights="150px"> Image :Hall, résidence de Mme George Stephen (V-73822).jpg|Entrance hall (1884) Image :V73823.jpg|Staircase (1884) Image :George Stephen House Dining Room.jpg|Dining room (1884) Image :Serre, résidence de Mme George Stephen (II-73818).jpg|Conservatory (1884) Image :Foyer, résidence de Mme George Stephen (II-73821).jpg|Dining room's fire mantel (1884) Image :Living room, George Stephen House (Ii73825-P1).jpg|Drawing room (1884) </gallery> ==== First floor ==== Originally, the main floor or ground floor included these rooms: a monumental staircase, a service staircase leading to the attic, a corridor, a master bedroom, two dressing rooms adjacent to the master bedroom, a sitting room, a guest room, a dressing room adjacent to the guest room, a corridor leading to the stairwell and a possible bathroom.<ref group=c name="StoryMSC 15" /><ref group=d name="Rémillard-1986 108"/> <gallery mode="packed" widths="150px" heights="150px"> Image : Chambre principale, résidence de Mme George Stephen (V73812).jpg|Master bedroom (1884) Image : Chambre d'ami, résidence de George Stephen (II-73813).jpg|Guest's suite (1884) Image :Boudoir, résidence de Mme George Stephen (V-73826).jpg|Lady's private sitting room (1884) </gallery>

==== Attic floor ==== Originally, the attic floor included these rooms: a butler's room, a housekeeper's room, rooms reserved for higher-class servants, a pantry, a lobby containing the electric call panel for the servants (via electric bells placed in all the main rooms of the house) and a service staircase leading from the floor to the attic.<ref name="MSCHC" /><ref name="GAM-1883-06-16"/>

=== Garden === The extensive park or garden of the George-Stephen house was originally intended to enhance the residence. It once stretched as far west as Mountain Street and as far south as the alleyway. The garden was laid out in the English style. The park was once planted primarily with trees that provided shade for visitors. The park was also a place for entertainment and gatherings during the summer.<ref group=d name="Rémillard-1986 24">{{harvsp|Rémillard|id=Rémillard-1986|1986|p=24}}</ref><ref group=d name="Rémillard-1986 108">{{harvsp|Rémillard|id=Rémillard-1986|1986|p=108}}</ref>

== The house in the cinema == The mansion has also been used as a filming location in numerous films and television series, including The Covenant (2006 film), Killer Wave (2007), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), The Smurfs 2 (2013), Warm Bodies (2013) and Bye Bye 2013. Alec Baldwin, Christopher Plummer, Eric Roberts, Pierre Nadeau, Brendan Fraser, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Richard Chamberlain are all actors featured in films that were shot in this residence.

==Notes and references== ===Notes=== {{reflist |group=note}} ===References=== {{reflist}} ===Images=== {{reflist|group=image}}

==Sources== ===Books / works=== List of publications in chronological order : *{{cite book |author1=Simon Vouet (First painter to the King) |author2=Michel Dorigny (engraver) |date=1647 |title=Livre de diverses grotesques peintes : dans le cabinet de bains de la Reine Régente au Palais Royale. |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Livre_de_diverses_grotesques_peintes/ |language=fr |location=Paris, France |publisher=Armand Guérinet |pages=65 |id=SV}} {{Reflist|group=SV}} *{{cite book |editor-last1=W. S. Mackay |editor-first1=Robert |date=1859–1870 |title=The Montreal Directory |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3652179 |location=Montreal, Quebec |publisher=John Lovell |id=Lovell}} {{Reflist|group=aa}} *{{cite book |author=Moses P. Handy |date=1893 |title=The official directory of the World's Columbian exposition, May 1st to October 30th, 1893. A reference book of exhibitors and exhibits; of the officers and members of the World's Columbian commission, the world's Columbian exposition and the board of lady managers; a complete history of the exposition. Together with accurate descriptions of all state, territorial, foreign, departmental and other buildings and exhibits, and general information concerning the fair |url=https://archive.org/details/officialdirector00worl/page/242/mode/2up |location=Chicago, Illinois. |publisher=W. B. Gonkey Company |id=Handy}} {{Reflist|group=h}} *{{cite book |author=Gerald W. Armstrong |date=1959 |title=The Mount Stephen Club, 1440 Drummond Street, Montreal, Quebec : a report on the former residence of Mr. George Stephen, later Lord Mount Stephen. |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |publisher=Student papers (McGill University. School of Architecture) |pages=122 |id=GWA-1959}} {{Reflist|group=a}} *{{cite book |author=Robert Lemire |date=1959 |title=Inventaire des bâtiments construits entre 1919 et 1959 dans le vieux Montréal et les quartiers Saint-Georges et Saint-André. |url=https://publications.gc.ca/site/fra/9.838581/publication.html |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |publisher=Parcs Canada |pages=244 |id=Parcs Canada1959}} {{Reflist|group=b}} *{{cite book |author= |date=1967 |title=The story of the Mount Stephen Club, Montreal, Canada. |url=https://archive.org/details/1967-mount-stephen-club/mode/2up |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |publisher=Mount Stephen Club |pages=24 |id=MSC-1967}} {{Reflist|group=c}} *{{cite book |last=Rémillard |first=François |date=1986 |title=Demeures bourgeoises de Montréal : le Mille carré, 1850-1930 : Maison George-Stephen |url=https://archive.org/details/mansionsofgolden0000remi |language=fr |location=Montreal, Quebec |publisher=Édition du Méridien |pages=242 |isbn=2-920417-08-8 |id=Rémillard-1986}} {{Reflist|group=d}} *{{cite book |last=Communauté Urbaine de Montréal |date=1987 |title=Répertoire d'architecture traditionnelle sur le territoire de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal : Les résidences |url=https://archive.org/details/bwb_P8-APZ-983/mode/2up |volume=1 |language=fr |location=Montreal, Quebec |publisher=Service de la planification du territoire (CUM) |isbn=2-920295-56-X |id=CUM}} {{Reflist|group=e}} *{{cite book |last=Pinard |first=Guy |date=1987 |title=Montréal, son histoire, son architecture |url=https://archive.org/details/montrealsonhisto0000pina_a7f8 |language=fr |volume=2 |location=Montreal, Quebec |publisher=Éditions La presse |pages=428 |isbn=2-89043-255-6 |ref={{sfnref|Pinard|1987a}}}} {{Reflist|group=f}} *{{cite book |last=Péchoin |first=Diane |date=1996 |title=Le petit Larousse illustré |language=fr |location=Paris, France |publisher=Éditions Larousse |pages=428 |id=Dictionnaire Larousse1996}} {{Reflist|group=g}} *{{cite book |last1=Piquette |first1=Raymonde |last2=Gerzovitz |first2=Julia |date=2001 |title=Club Mount Stephen : 75e anniversaire / Mount Stephen Club 75th Anniversary |url=https://archive.org/details/2001-mount-stephen-club-75th-anniversary/mode/2up |language=en |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |publisher=Mount Stephen Club |pages=43 |id=MSC-2001}} {{Reflist|group=i}}

===Notorial acts=== List of notorial acts in chronological order of publication: *{{cite book |last=Doucet |first=J. (Notary) |date=September 23, 1863 |title=Notorial Act en minute, Registry no. 36098 : "William Carter to Annie Charlotte Kane : Deed of Sale (Lot 1525)" |location=Montréal Ancien : Montréal-Ouest. Notaries Records, Judicial District of Montreal |publisher=Superior Court Funds, National Archives of Quebec |id=AN-36098}} {{reflist|group=AN-36098}} *{{cite book |last=Doucet |first=J. (Notary) |date=October 13, 1888 |title=Notorial Act en minute, Registry no. 116483 : "William Laurie to Annie Charlotte Kane : Deed of Sale (Lot 1524-12 to Lot 1524-23)" |location=Notaries Records, Judicial District of Montreal |publisher=Montréal Ancien : Montréal-Ouest. Superior Court Funds, National Archives of Quebec |id=AN-116483}} {{reflist|group=AN-116483}} *{{cite book |date=July 6, 1896 |title=Notorial Act en minute, Registry nos. 131156 and 131157 : "Declaration of transmission : Annie Charlotte Kane to George Stephen" |location=Notaries Records, Judicial District of Montreal |publisher=Montréal Ancien : Montréal-Ouest. Superior Court Funds, National Archives of Quebec |id=AN-131156}} {{reflist|group=AN-131156}} *{{cite book |last=Marler |first=William de M. (Notary) |date=October 4, 1900 |title=Notorial Act en minute, Registry no. 134267 : "George Stephen to Robert Meighen : Deed of Sale" |location=Notaries Records, Judicial District of Montreal |publisher=Montréal Ancien : Montréal-Ouest. Superior Court Funds, National Archives of Quebec |id=AN-134267}} {{reflist|group=AN-134267}} *{{cite book |last1=Marler |first1=William de M. (Notary) |last2=Cholette |first2= Edward (notary) |date=December 7, 1906 |title=Notorial Act en minute, Registry no. 151528 : "Will of Robert Meighen" |location=Notaries Records, Judicial District of Montreal |publisher=Montréal Ancien : Montréal-Ouest. Superior Court Funds, National Archives of Quebec |id=AN-151528}} {{reflist|group=AN-151528}} *{{cite book |last=Reilly |first=E. H. (Notary) |date=October 14, 1927 |title=Notorial Act en minute, Registry no. 157679 : "GDon Mar Realty Limited to Mount Stephen Club : Deed of Sale" |location=Notaries Records, Judicial District of Montreal |publisher=Superior Court Funds, National Archives of Quebec |id=AN-157679}} {{reflist|group=AN-157679}}

===Administrative Publications=== *{{cite book |author= |date=1841–1917 |title=Assessment rolls for the Saint-Antoine Ward, City of Montreal. |url=https://archivesdemontreal.com/ |location=Montreal (Qc), Canada |publisher=Municipal Archives of the City of Montreal (Cote: CA M001 VM036-3-4) |id=AMVM}} {{reflist|group=n}} *{{cite book |author= |date=1841–2025 |title=Registre foncier du Québec : Before July 20, 1999 : lots no. 1524-12 to 1524-23 and 1525 (Saint-Antoine Ward, City of Montreal). After July 20, 1999 : lot 1328870 (Montreal, Cadaster of Quebec) |url=https://www.registrefoncier.gouv.qc.ca/ |location=Long act, land district: "Montréal Ancien" |publisher=Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et Faune |id=RFQ}} {{reflist|group=RFQ}} *{{cite book |author= |date=1926–2026 |title=Land Management - Permits (Borough Ville-Marie) : 1430-1440, Drummond Street |location=Montreal (QC), Canada |publisher=City of Montreal |id=PermitsMtl}} {{reflist|group=Permis}}

===Newspaper Articles=== List of newspaper articles in chronological order of publication: *{{cite news |author= |date=July 14, 1857 |title=Progress in Montreal. Drummond Street. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3168745 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=49 |issue=165 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=February 3, 1875 |title=Splendid Villa Emplacement on Drummond Street. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3631675 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=67 |issue=28 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 29, 1881 |title=City Items. (George Stephen House). |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3625918 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=20 |issue=141 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 30, 1881 |title=Special from Montreal. (Mr George Stephen's Mansion.) |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3602807 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=35 |issue=12868 |edition=Charles St. Michel,1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=July 23, 1881 |title=Building Operations. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3625938 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=20 |issue=160 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=September 30, 1881 |title=Mr. George Stephen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3602887 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=35 |issue=12946 |edition=Charles St. Michel,1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 25, 1882 |title=Stephen Mansion. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3626145 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=21 |issue=70 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=May 5, 1882 |title=Arrivals from England. (Mr. George Stephen). |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3759312 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=74 |issue=107 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=April 3, 1883 |title=Personal. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3759623 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=75 |issue=79 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 1, 1883 |title=Personal. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=15 |issue=128 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 5, 1883 |title=Une demeure. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4564828 |work=L'évènement |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=17 |issue=18 |edition=Québec : [L'événement], 1867-1938 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=7}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 7, 1883 |title=Montreal. George Stephen's Mansion. |work=The Regina Leader |type=Newspaper |volume=1 |issue=15 |location=Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 8, 1883 |title=La splendide maison de M. Stephen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4171867 |work=Le Sorelois |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=5 |issue=24 |edition=Sorel : Cie d'imprimerie Richelieu, 1879-1966 |location=Sorel (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 9, 1883 |title=Mr. George Stephen's House. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5300581 |work=The Montreal Star |type=Newspaper |volume=15 |issue=135 |edition=George T. Lanigan; Hugh Graham. |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 11, 1883 |title=Départs. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4564833 |work=L'évènement |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=17 |issue=23 |edition=Québec : [L'événement], 1867-1938 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=7}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 13, 1883 |title=The Stained Glass at Mr. Geo. Stephen's Mansion. |work=The Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=112 |issue=141 |edition=Postmedia Network Inc. |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 16, 1883 |title=A Millionaire's Mansion. The Grandeur Of A Railway Magnate's Residence. |work=The Globe |type=Newspaper |volume=40 |issue=144 |edition=The Globe and Mail (1844-1936) |location=Toronto (ON), Canada. |page=7}} *{{cite news |author= |date=August 1, 1883 |title=Offices on St. James Street. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3759728 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=75 |issue=182 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=7}} *{{cite news |author= |date=August 27, 1883 |title=Highly Important Sale, Thursday, 6th September. (Thomas J. Potter) |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3759750 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=75 |issue=204 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=5}} *{{cite news |author= |date=September 7, 1883 |title=Auction Sales. By Thomas J" Potter. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3759760 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=75 |issue=214 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=5}} *{{cite news |author= |date=September 18, 1883 |title=Lord Carnarvon. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5300665 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=15 |issue=220 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=September 19, 1883 |title=Reception in honor of Lord Carnarvon. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3603502 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=37 |issue=13554 |edition=Charles St. Michel, 1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=September 26, 1883 |title=Arrival of the Gorverner-General and the Princess. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3603508 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=37 |issue=13560 |edition=Charles St. Michel, 1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=September 27, 1883 |title=The Viceregal Party. Arrival in Montreal - His Excellency visits Bonsecours Church. Guests of Mr. Geo. Stephen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3603510 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=37 |issue=13561 |edition=Charles St. Michel, 1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=October 31, 1883 |title=A Canadian Railway King. Career of Mr. George Stephen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3759807 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=75 |issue=260 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=6}} *{{cite news |author= |date=February 8, 1884 |title=A Millionaire's Mansion. A Railway Magnate's Palatial Residence. George Stephen's Home. One Million Dollars Invested in Luxury. |work=The Brantford Daily Expositor |type=Newspaper |volume=11 |issue=251 |location=Brantford (ON), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 12, 1884 |title=Montreal's Buildings. The Mansion of Mr. Geor. Stephen. President of the Canadian Pacific Railway. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4203898 |work=Montreal weekly witness commercial review and family news paper |type=Newspaper |volume=38 |edition=Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, 1972 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 17, 1884 |title=Les édifices de Montréal. Le palais de M. Geo. Stephens, président du chemin de fer du Pacifique Canadien. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4565065 |work=L'évènement |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=17 |issue=252 |edition=Québec : [L'événement], 1867-1938 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 24, 1884 |title=A Magnificent Instrument. The Piano Constructed for Mr. George Stephen. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=16 |issue=148 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=July 5, 1884 |title=George Stephen House |work=Ottawa Daily Citizen |type=Newspaper |volume=16 |issue=157 |location=Ottawa (ON), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=July 14, 1884 |title=A Pullman Caravansary. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4235885 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=16 |issue=164 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=September 16, 1884 |title=Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Lansdowne. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4235885 |work=Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=76 |issue=221 |edition=Robert Weir |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=January 27, 1885 |title=Arrival of Lord Lansdowne. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=17 |issue=22 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 2, 1885 |title=Horticultural Society. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=17 |issue=51 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=August 19, 1885 |title=Wm. Rutherford & Co. (Ad) |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3627188 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=26 |issue=197 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=January 21, 1886 |title=Personals. (George Stephen's baronetcy). |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3604229 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=40 |issue=14277 |edition=Charles St. Michel, 1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 2, 1886 |title=Among the flowers. The Montreal Horticultural Society's Prizes for Private Conservatories and Window Gardens. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=18 |issue=51 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 3, 1886 |title=Window Gardens. |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=27 |issue=51 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 5, 1886 |title=Our Own Canadian Tweeds. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3627356 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=27 |issue=53 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=5}} *{{cite news |author= |date=August 16, 1886 |title=The Scottish Delegates. Visiting the Lions of the City to Day. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5284137 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=18 |issue=191 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=October 22, 1886 |title=Résidence princière (Métis) |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2514975 |work=L'électeur |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=7 |issue=84 |edition=Québec : Co. d'impr. de Québec, 1880-1896 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=October 25, 1886 |title=Sir George Stephens' House at Metis. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3604464 |work=Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=40 |issue=14524 |edition=Charles St. Michel, 1850-1888 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=October 25, 1886 |title=Sir George's Summer House |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=27 |issue=250 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=6}} *{{cite news |author= |date=October 25, 1886 |title=Sir George's New House. (Metis). |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5284198 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=18 |issue=252 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=August 20, 1887 |title=Sir George Stephen's lovely residence. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5284446 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=19 |issue=194 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=6}} *{{cite news |author= |date=November 1, 1887 |title=Personal. Lunch by Sir Geo. Stephen. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=19 |issue=256 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=April 27, 1889 |title=To Build the Finest Residence in Canada. |work=The Daily Times |type=Newspaper |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=August 7, 1888 |title=A Genuine Surprise. Sir George Stephen, Bart. confirms the Rumor that he has resigned the Presidency of the C.P.R. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=20 |issue=184 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=October 10, 1888 |title=Transactions. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=20 |issue=239 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=April 24, 1889 |title=Sir George Stephen returns to the city from Europe. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=21 |issue=96 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=April 7, 1890 |title=The Duke and Duchess of Connaught. |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=31 |issue=81 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=5}} *{{cite news |author= |date=May 6, 1890 |title=Mme Albanie est arrivée. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2516108 |work=L'électeur |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=10 |issue=245 |edition=Québec : Co. d'impr. de Québec, 1880-1896 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=May 31, 1890 |title=Le duc de Connaught à Montréal. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2540321 |work=Le Courrier du Canada : journal des intérêts canadiens |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=12 |issue=273 |edition=Québec, 1857-1901 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 4, 1890 |title=A Most Pleasant Impression. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5303438 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=22 |issue=130 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=October 22, 1890 |title=Vente par Autorité de Justice. (Rutherford & Co.) |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4139699 |work=La Minerve |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=63 |issue=86 |edition=Augustin-Norbert Morin |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=August 21, 1891 |title=Canada's First Lord Arrives. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4284240 |work=The Montreal herald |type=Newspaper |volume=84 |issue=200 |edition=The Herald Company |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=April 21, 1892 |title=Lord Mount-Stephen's Montreal Residence for Sale. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5304014 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=24 |issue=94 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=April 22, 1891 |title=Palatial Residences for Sale. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4284454 |work=The Montreal herald |type=Newspaper |volume=85 |issue=95 |edition=The Herald Company |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=May 23, 1892 |title=Proposed Millionaire's Club. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=24 |issue=121 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=6}} *{{cite news |author= |date=April 25, 1892 |title=Dernières dépêches. Nouvelles de Montréal. Émigration de millionnaires. |work=L'électeur |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=12 |issue=250 |edition=Québec : Co. d'impr. de Québec, 1880-1896 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=4}} *{{cite news |author= |date=November 13, 1893 |title=A Vice-Regal Residence in Montreal. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5320127 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=25 |issue=267 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=December 3, 1893 |title=Les jolies résidences de Montréal offertes à la Ville pour un choix d'un château vice-royal. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4085555 |work=Le Monde Illustré |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=10 |issue=500 |edition=Berthiaume et Sabourin, 1884-1902 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=7}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 13, 1894 |title=The Month of Weddings. Mr. Robert Redford Wedded to Miss Meighen in St. Paul's. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=123 |issue=141 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=5}} *{{cite news |author= |date=January 10, 1895 |title=The indicator. A New Real Estate Monthly Makes It Appearance. |work=Montreal daily herald |type=Newspaper |volume=88 |issue=9 |edition=James N. Greenshields, 1892-1896 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=6}} *{{cite news |author= |date=February 27, 1896 |title=Handsome Residence Sold. Lord Mount Stephen's House Changes Hands. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5320828 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=28 |issue=49 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=February 28, 1896 |title=La Maison de Lord Stephens. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3236813 |work=La presse |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=12 |issue=99 |edition=[La presse], 1884-2017 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=February 28, 1896 |title=Mount-Stephens Residence Sold. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4334025 |work=Montreal daily herald |type=Newspaper |volume=89 |issue=51 |edition=James N. Greenshields, 1892-1896 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=February 29, 1896 |title=Handsome Residence Sold. Lord Mount Stephen's House Changes Hands. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3616050 |work=Quebec morning chronicle |type=Newspaper |volume=50 |issue=18301 |edition=John J. Foote, 1888-1898 |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=April 16, 1896 |title=The Late Mr John Stephen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4666618 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=37 |issue=90 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=January 1, 1897 |title=Mr. J. H. Hutchison |url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06627_109/45 |work=The Canadian Architect and Builder |type=Newspaper |volume=X |issue=1 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=22}} *{{cite news |author= |date=June 23, 1897 |title=Dazzling City in Fairyland. How Montreal Looked Las Evening By the Electric Light. Up Beaver Hall Hill. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4403282 |work=The Herald |type=Newspaper |volume=90 |issue=145 |edition=The Herald Publishing Company, 1896-1899 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=6}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 3, 1899 |title=Residence of Lord Mount Stephen. |url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06627_135/18 |work=The Canadian Architect and Builder |type=Newspaper |volume=XII |issue=3 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=52.1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=November 12, 1898 |title=Delightful ball at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meighen's Residence. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4577269 |work=The Herald |type=Newspaper |volume=91 |issue=267 |edition=The Herald Publishing Company, 1896-1899 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=6}} *{{cite news |author= |date=November 12, 1898 |title=Mrs. Meighen's Ball. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5304800 |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=30 |issue=267 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=11}} *{{cite news |author= |date=October 20, 1900 |title=Meighen Buys. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4599946 |work=The Montreal Herald |type=Newspaper |volume=93 |issue=248 |edition=The Herald Publishing Company, 1899-1914 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=December 28, 1901 |title=Beautiful Homes of Montreal. Mr. Robt. Meighen's Residence. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4600314 |work=The Montreal Herald |type=Newspaper |volume=94 |issue=305 |edition=The Herald Publishing Company, 1899-1914 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=18}} *{{cite news |author= |date=December 6, 1902 |title=The Building Trade. Mr. Robert Forsyth. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4703748 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=43 |issue=287 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (Qc), Canada |page=15}} *{{cite news |author= |date=July 2, 1903 |title=Tapestries (Les Douze Mois Grotesques). Grafton Galleries. |work=London Daily News |type=Newspaper |issue=17872 |location=London, UK. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=October 31, 1903 |title=Raffia Embroidery. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4703971 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=45 |issue=255 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=18}} *{{cite news |author= |date=December 5, 1903 |title=Mrs. Meighen's Ball. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/5321715 |work=Beautiful Homes in Old Montreal. The Residence Mr. Robert Meighen. |type=Newspaper |volume=35 |issue=289 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=September 2, 1904 |title=Mr. W. Stephen Died at 1 O'Clock. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4625577 |work=The Montreal Herald |type=Newspaper |volume=96 |issue=204 |edition=The Herald Publishing Company, 1899-1914 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=April 6, 1906 |title=Stables and Residences. Two Influential Deputations Wait on the fire Committee. A stop to Stable Construction on Stanley and Mackay Streets. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4681188 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=47 |issue=83 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=9}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 23, 1907 |title=Uses of Raffia and Rattan. |work=The Queen |type=Newspaper |volume=121 |issue=3143 |location=London, UK. |page=58}} *{{cite news |author= |date=February 21, 1908 |title=Conservatories Open. |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=49 |issue=44 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=July 20, 1908 |title=Lord Roberts. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4316366 |work=La patrie |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=30 |issue=125 |edition=Montréal, 1879-1957 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=August 1, 1908 |title=Lord Roberts. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4494830 |work=The Standard. |type=Newspaper |volume=4 |issue=31 |edition=The Montreal Standard Publishing Company Limited, 1905-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=14}} *{{cite news |author= |date=August 1, 1908 |title=Lord Roberts. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=138 |issue=184 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=16}} *{{cite news |author= |date=July 13, 1911 |title=Canadian Business Life Poorer to-day by Death of Mr. Robert Meighen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4693183 |work=The Daily Witness |type=Newspaper |volume=52 |issue=162 |edition=John Dougall |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=December 28, 1912 |title=A Picturesque Snowscape in Montreal. The Residence of Col. Meighen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4464593 |work=The Standard. |type=Newspaper |volume=8 |issue=52 |edition=The Montreal Standard Publishing Company Limited, 1905-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=2}} *{{cite news |author= |date=July 2, 1924 |title=Our Needlework Corner. Raffia Embroidery For Cushion Covers. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4187857 |work=Montreal witness and Canadian homestead the people's paper |type=Newspaper |volume=79 |issue=27 |edition=Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, 1972 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=17}} *{{cite news |author= |date=May 21, 1926 |title=Riche demeure qui est vendue |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3205172 |work=Le nouvelliste |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=6 |issue=170 |edition=Le nouvelliste,[1920]- |location=Three-Rivers (QC), Canada. |page=1}} *{{cite news |author= |date=May 21, 1926 |title=Robert Meighen Residence is Sold. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=155 |issue=121 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=14}} *{{cite news |author= |date=November 12, 1926 |title=$225,000 Paid For Fine Old Mansion. Mount Stephen Club Secures Monument to Building Art At Big Reduction. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=155 |issue=271 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=10}} *{{cite news |author= |date=January 3, 1927 |title=Quebec Companies Granted Charters. Mount Stephen Club. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=59 |issue=1 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=July 7, 1927 |title=To Open in November. Mount Stephen Club Now Undergoing Alteration. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=156 |issue=163 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=14}} *{{cite news |author= |date=August 2, 1927 |title=For Sale. The Best Looking Property in Montreal. (Ad by James H. Maher) |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=156 |issue=183 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=20}} *{{cite news |author= |date=December 7, 1927 |title=Famous Mansion is Reopened as Mount Stephen Club. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=59 |issue=290 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 23, 1928 |title=Two Exceptional Properties. (Ad by Property Corporation of Canada Limited.) |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=60 |issue=70 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=28}} *{{cite news |author= |date=October 27, 1930 |title=An Exclusive Medical Building. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=159 |issue=257 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=18}} *{{cite news |author= |date=January 1, 1935 |title=Déjeuners-Causeries. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2741507 |work=Bulletin mensuel de la Chambre de commerce française au Canada |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=March-April |edition=La Chambre, 1931-1935 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=11}} *{{cite news |author=Run Marsh |date=January 1, 1947 |title=Escape from Business Life Found In Montreal's Luxurious Clubs. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=169 |issue=1 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=13}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 9, 1967 |title=New director of Mount Stephen Club. |work=The Westmount examiner |type=Newspaper |volume=35 |issue=10 |edition=Examiner Publishing Company Limited, 1935-2015 |location=Westmount (QC), Canada. |page=5}} *{{cite news |author=Helene Rochester |date=October 27, 1969 |title=Mount Stephen chef says "This is life". |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=101 |issue=250 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=10}} *{{cite news |author=Josette Bourbonnais |date=July 13, 1972 |title=Le club le plus somptueux d'Amérique est à Montréal. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4063790 |work=La patrie : l'hebdo des canadiens-français |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=93 |issue=29 |edition=La Chambre, 1931-1935 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=5}} *{{cite news |author=Dusty Vineberg |date=July 21, 1973 |title=Victorian Sherbrooke Street. More Buildings Threatened. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=105 |issue=176 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=A1 et A6}} *{{cite news |author=Dusty Vineberg |date=July 21, 1973 |title=Quebec launches building study. Three may get special statuts. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=105 |issue=176 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=A6}} *{{cite news |author=Edgar Andrew Collard |date=May 25, 1974 |title=Of Many Things... Life inside Montreal's old mansions. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=196 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=8}} *{{cite news |author=Michael Ballantyne |date=April 12, 1975 |title=The Stately Home of Clubland. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=107 |issue=86 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=144}} *{{cite news |author=David Gersovitz |date=April 12, 1975 |title=A man's club is his castle. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=107 |issue=86 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}} *{{cite news |author= |date=April 15, 1975 |title=Old club becomes historic site. |work=The Montreal daily star |type=Newspaper |volume=107 |edition=Graham & Co., proprietors, 1881-1951 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=A10}} *{{cite news |author= |date=July 15, 1975 |title=Le Mount Stephen Club et les moulins à vent de Repentigny et Verchères monuments historiques. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2775093 |work=Le Devoir |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=67 |issue=160 |edition=Le devoir, 1910- |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=3}} *{{cite news |author= |date=March 31, 1979 |title=Tandis que les hommes d'Affaires francophones y prennent goût, les clubs privés en déclin chez les anglophones. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2409908 |work=La presse |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=95 |issue=77 |edition=[La presse], 1884-2017 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=A9}} *{{cite news |author=Guy Pinard |date=August 20, 1989 |title=Le club Mount Stephen. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2262693 |work=La presse |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=105 |issue=296 |edition=[La presse], 1884-2017 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=D6}} *{{cite news |author=Marion McCormick |date=November 10, 1990 |title=The anglophone elite : high noon to twilight. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=212 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=106}} *{{cite news |author=Alan Hustak |date=November 12, 1990 |title=The Elite's Retreats. How Montreal's private clubs are coping with the recession. |work=The Gazette |type=Newspaper |volume=212 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=41}} *{{cite news |author=François Berger |date=March 23, 1996 |title=La maison George-Stephen : un bijou de bois sculpté. |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2181592 |work=La presse |language=fr |type=Newspaper |volume=112 |edition=[La presse], 1884-2017 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |page=MontToit}} *{{cite news |author=Daniel Lemay |date=January 8, 2010 |title=Les clubs privés s'adaptent au siècle. |url=http://affaires.lapresse.ca/economie/quebec/201001/08/01-937180-les-clubs-prives-sadaptent-au-siecle.php |work=La presse |language=fr |type=Newspaper |edition=[La presse], 1884-2017 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}} *{{cite news |author= |date=October 18, 2011 |title=Le Mount Stephen Club ferme ses portes. |url=http://affaires.lapresse.ca/economie/quebec/201110/18/01-4458252-le-club-mount-stephen-ferme-ses-portes.php |work=La presse |language=fr |type=Newspaper |edition=[La presse], 1884-2017 |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}} *{{cite news |author= |date=December 23, 2011 |title=Le Mount Stephen Club ferme après 85 ans. |url=http://argent.canoe.com/nouvelles/affaires/le-mount-stephen-club-ferme-apres-85-ans-23122011 |work=Argent |language=fr |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}}{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} *{{cite news |author= |date=September 26, 2012 |title=Le Club Mount Stephen deviendra un hôtel. |url=http://journalmetro.com/actualites/montreal/162780/le-club-mount-stephen-deviendra-un-hotel/ |work=Journal de Montréal |language=fr |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}} *{{cite news |author=Marian Scott |date=January 26, 2016 |title=Facade of heritage jewel Mount Stephen Club "has to be taken down". |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/heritage-mount-stephen-club-in-peril |work=Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}} *{{cite news |author=René Bruemmer |date=March 22, 2016 |title=City inspectors did not visit Mount Stephen Club for 15 months. |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/city-inspectors-failed-to-visit-mount-stephen-club-for-15-month |work=Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}} *{{cite news |author=Marian Scott |date=April 13, 2016 |title=The good, the bad and the ugly: French expert assesses Montreal architecture. |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/good-architecture-pays-french-expert |work=Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}} *{{cite news |author=Marian Scott |date=April 14, 2016 |title=Dismantling of Mount Stephen Club facade to begin. |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/dismantling-of-mount-stephen-club-facade-to-begin |work=Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}} *{{cite news |author=Marian Scott |date=May 3, 2016 |title=Mount Stephen Club's structural problems date back at least 15 years: documents. |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/structural-problems-date-back-15-years |work=Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}} *{{cite news |author=Marian Scott |date=May 16, 2016 |title=Culture officials initially opposed hotel tower for Mount Stephen Club: documents. |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/culture-officials-opposed-hotel-tower-for-mount-stephen-club-documents |work=Montreal Gazette |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}} *{{cite news |author=Andréanne Chevalier |date=May 1, 2017 |title=L’hôtel Mount Stephen ouvre ses portes. |url=http://journalmetro.com/actualites/montreal/1128322/lhotel-mount-stephen-ouvre-ses-portes/ |work=Journal Métro |language=fr |type=Newspaper |location=Montreal (QC), Canada.}}

===Statutes, regulations and decrees=== *{{cite act |type=Regulation |index=04-047 |date=December 10, 2004 |legislature=City Council of the City of Montreal (Quebec) |title=Règlement révisant le plan d'urbanisme de la ville de Montréal |script-title= |trans-title=Regulation revising the urban planning plan of the City of Montreal |page= |url=https://montreal.ca/reglements-municipaux/recherche/60d76bc0fd6531686357a52a |access-date= |via= |language=French |id=REG-04-047}} {{Reflist|group=REG-04-047}}

=== Websites === *{{cite web |author=Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence |date=December 1, 2012 |title=Mount Stephen Club. Lemay (LemayLab) |url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/mount-stephen-club/ |website=canadianarchitect.com/ |series= |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |publisher=Canadian Architect |access-date=February 20, 2026}} *{{cite web |author=The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada |date=December 1, 2012 |title=George Stephen House National Historic Site of Canada |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3429 |website=historicplaces.ca/ |series= |location=Ottawa (ON), Canada. |publisher=Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP) |access-date=February 20, 2026}} *{{cite web |author=Alexander Reford |date=2005 |title=STEPHEN, GEORGE, 1st Baron MOUNT STEPHEN |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=8375 |website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15 |series= |location=Toronto (ON), Canada. |publisher=University of Toronto / Université Laval |access-date=February 20, 2026}} *{{cite web |author=Alexander Reford |date=2005 |title=MEIGHEN, ROBERT |url=http://www.biographi.ca/fr/bio.php?BioId=41722 |website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15 |series= |location=Toronto (ON), Canada. |publisher=University of Toronto / Université Laval |access-date=February 20, 2026}} *{{cite web |author=Chris Cunneen |date=1988 |title=Henry Stafford Northcote (1846–1911) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/northcote-henry-stafford-7861 |website=Dictionary of Australian Biography |series= |location=Sydney, Australia. |publisher=Melbourne University Press |access-date=February 20, 2026}} *{{cite web |date=2017 |title=Le Mount Stephen Hotel |url=https://www.lemountstephen.com/ |website=Le Mount Stephen Hotel |series= |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |publisher=Groupe hôtelier et immobilier Tidan |access-date=February 20, 2026}} *{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Sites emblématiques menacés |url=http://www.heritagemontreal.org/fr/category/sites-menaces/ |website=heritagemontreal.org |series= |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |publisher=Héritage Montréal |access-date=August 3, 2013}} *{{cite web |author=Lemay / Leclerc Architectes |date=2012 |title=Mount Stephen Club and Hotel Complex, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |url=http://www.lemay.qc.ca/pub/lemayonlinedocs/201212_mount%20stephen_presentation.pdf |website=Lemay.qc.ca/ |series= |location=Montreal (QC), Canada. |publisher=Héritage Montréal |access-date=August 3, 2013}} *{{cite web |author=Gouvernement du Québec |date=2007 |title=Édifice du Mount Stephen Club |url=https://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=92445&type=bien# |website=Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec |series= |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |publisher=Ministère de la Culture |access-date=February 20, 2026}} *{{cite web |title=Mount Stephen Club |url=https://www.registreentreprises.gouv.qc.ca/reqna/gr/gr03/gr03a71.rechercheregistre.mvc/gr03a71?choixdomaine=RegistreEntreprisesQuebec |website=Registre des entreprises du Québec |series= |location=Quebec City (QC), Canada. |publisher=Registraire des entreprises |access-date=August 1, 2013}} *{{cite web |author=SkyscraperPage |title=Le Cristofe Alexandre |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=51734 |website=SkyscraperPage.com |access-date=August 3, 2013}} *{{cite web |author=Montreal City Hall |title=Rôle de l’évaluation foncière : 1430-1440 Rue Drummond |url=https://montreal.ca/role-evaluation-fonciere |website=Montreal City Assessment |access-date=August 3, 2013}} *{{cite web |author=Montreal City Hall |title=George Stephen House |url=http://patrimoine.ville.montreal.qc.ca/inventaire/index.php |website=Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal |access-date=May 23, 2013}}

==External links== {{Commons category|George Stephen House}} *[https://www.lemountstephen.com/history.htm Official website]

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