Row houses, Saint-Hubert Street (Rachel at Marie-Anne)

These houses, each built individually to a different plan, were intended for Francophone middle-class residents. In 1880, St. Denis, Berri and St. Hubert Streets formed the Côte-à-Baron, a prime location for well-off Francophones. Here balconies reached their crowning glory. Building staircases outside was a way of saving space inside. Affluent homeowners put up elaborate comices, huge windows with magnificent stained glass, and little patches of greenery. The Victorian exuberance is visible. The former home of Camilien Houde, Montreal Mayor from 1928 to 1954, is located at 4455 Saint-Hubert Street.

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