Georges-Alphonse Monette, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Architect (1870-1941)
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Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Georges-Alphonse Monette
- Georges-Alphonse Monette (13 March 1870, Montréal —16 July 1941, Montréal) was a Canadian architect who worked mainly in his native city of Montréal.
- He apprenticed in Montréal with architect Alexander Francis Dunlop in the 1880s before becoming a foreman at the architectural firm Perrault and Mesnard.
- He left this firm in 1895 to start his own business which he operated successfully into the 1920s.Monette's most notable works were mainly religious buildings, including the Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount (1901-1903) and the Précieux-Sang à Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (1902).
- He also designed convents, rectories, schools, and residential buildings while in Montreal.
- From 1918-1925 he served as the president of the Association of Architects of the Province of Quebec (AAPQ).
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