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Hospital St. Jean De Dieu
 
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Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital
 
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==History==
 
==History==
This is the third time the asylum was built. The previous having suffered devastating fires.
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This is the third time the asylum was built. The previous having suffered devastating fires. Only the administration building, water tower & a handful of smaller buildings are still standing from the original hospital. Others have been replaced by newer constuction.
  
 
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Revision as of 22:02, 23 February 2010

Longue Pointe Asylum
Construction Began 1856
Opened 1901
Current Status Active
Building Style Corridor Plan
Location Montreal, QC
Alternate Names Hospital St. Jean De Dieu Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital




History

This is the third time the asylum was built. The previous having suffered devastating fires. Only the administration building, water tower & a handful of smaller buildings are still standing from the original hospital. Others have been replaced by newer constuction.

Links

Article from the 1890 fire that killed 86 patients