The Historian · Marguerite · Montréal
Château Ramezay
This was the home of the French governors, built in 1705 for Claude de Ramezay, and it carries a remarkable American footnote: during the 1775–76 invasion the Continental Army used it as headquarters, and Benjamin Franklin lodged here trying — and failing — to convince Montrealers to join the revolution. The vaulted cellars are the real New France.
A 1705 governor's residence, the first building in Quebec classified as a historic monument — and once a US revolutionary headquarters.
— Marguerite, The Historian
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