Charles Baillairgé
Charles Baillairgé (29 September 182610 May 1906) was an architect, land surveyor, civil engineer, and an author. He was from a long line of sculptors, painters, and architects that began with his great grandfather, Jean Baillairgé. He was involved in designing many projects that were under the supervision of his brother, Frédéric, who held a senior position with public works.
Also recorded as Charles Philippe Ferdinand Baillairgé · Charles P. Florent Baillairgé · Charles P. F. Baillairge · Charles-Philippe-Ferdinand Baillairgé
Charles Baillairgé

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- Name
- Charles Baillairgé
- Born
- 29 September 1826
- Birthplace
- Quebec City, Lower Canada
- Died
- 10 May 1906
- Place of death
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Occupation
- architect, land surveyor, civil engineer, and author
- Nationality
- Canada
- Teachers
- Thomas Baillairgé
- Known for
- Church of the Holy Name of Mary of Sainte-Marie · pavillon Charles-Baillairgé · La Décollation-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- Languages
- French
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Charles Baillairgé (29 September 182610 May 1906) was an architect, land surveyor, civil engineer, and an author. He was from a long line of sculptors, painters, and architects that began with his great grandfather, Jean Baillairgé. He was involved in designing many projects that were under the supervision of his brother, Frédéric, who held a senior position with public works.
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Charles Baillairgé (1826–1906) was an architect, civil engineer and surveyor, among other activities, of Canadian nationality. The architect was born and died in Quebec City. Charles Baillairgé was a member of Royal Society of Canada.
Among the works are La Décollation-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church and pavillon Charles-Baillairgé. Languages used include French. Works are held at Musée de la civilisation. Honours include Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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He completed the neoclassical stone building for the Academy of Music (Music Hall) on rue Saint-Louis in Quebec city in 1853. Baillairgé and Thomas Fuller (architect) completed work in 1866 as the principal architects on the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Three of Baillairgé's works have been designated as National Historic Sites of Canada due to their remarkable architecture. The Bon-Pasteur Chapel (1868), a rectangular five-storey stone-faced chapel with a gable roof is part of the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Quebec City, designed by Charles Baillairgé, was designated a National Historic Site in 1975 as an outstanding example of religious architecture in Quebec. Baillairgé's Têtu House (1854), a three-storey, stone townhouse designed in the Neoclassical style by Charles Baillairgé in the same city was designated a National Historic Site in 1973 as one of the most remarkable examples of a Neoclassical townhouse built in Canada during the mid-19th century. The Church of Sainte-Marie (1859) in Sainte-Marie was designated in 2006 due to the unique interiors designed by Baillairgé. Charles Philippe Ferdinand Baillairgé designed a Roman Catholic church and sacristy, 1849 in Beauport, Quebec. He designed a Roman Catholic church in St. Elzear, Quebec 1852. He designed a Roman Catholic church 1853-7 in L'Isle Verte, Quebec. He designed Eglise Ste. Marie, 1854 in Ste-Marie, Quebec. He designed a Roman Catholic church, 1854–56 in St. He designed Eglise St. Patrice, 1855–57 in Riviere-Du-Loup, Quebec, which burned in 1883, and was rebuilt. He designed a Roman Catholic church, 1861 in Ste. He designed a private chapel (1886) at his summer residence; now relocated at La Guadeloupe, Frontenac Co. In 1889, he restored the Breakneck Stairs in Quebec City, the city's oldest stairway.
Training under Thomas Baillairgé is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Works named in the authority record are Church of the Holy Name of Mary of Sainte-Marie, pavillon Charles-Baillairgé and La Décollation-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church. Work by Charles Baillairgé is recorded in the collections of Musée de la civilisation. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Charles Baillairgé • Born — 29 September 1826 • Birthplace — Quebec City, Lower Canada • Died — 10 May 1906 • Place of death — Quebec City, Quebec, Canada • Occupation — architect, land surveyor, civil engineer, and author
Works
Works
• Building — Year Completed — Builder — Style — Location — Image • Eglise St. Roch, addition of two steeples to the church designed by Thomas Baillairgé — 1841 — Charles Baillairgé — St. Joseph Street, Quebec, Quebec • Eglise St. Jean Baptiste, 1847 interior decorations, 1854; addition of two bell towers, 1857; presbytery, 1858 — 1847 — Charles Baillairgé — St. Jean Street, Quebec, Quebec • central pavilion, Laval University, University Street, — 1854–56 — Charles Baillairgé — Quebec, Quebec • Notre Dame Roman Catholic Basilica, cast-iron fence and gates — 1857 — Charles Baillairgé — Market Square • Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé; ancienne prison de Québec — Charles Baillairgé — Québec, Québec — • Langevin Block, Parliament Hill — Charles Baillairgé & Thomas Fuller (architect) — Ottawa, Ontario — • Library of Parliament, Parliament Hill — Charles Baillairgé & Thomas Fuller (architect) — Ottawa, Ontario — • House of Parliament — Charles Baillairgé & Thomas Fuller (architect) — Ottawa, Ontario —
External
External
• Historic Places in Canada
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Charles Philippe Ferdinand Baillairgé, Charles P. Florent Baillairgé, Charles P. Baillairge, Charles-Philippe-Ferdinand Baillairgé and Charles Philippe F. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Charlotte Janvrin-Horsley. He married Euphémie Duval. Other recorded relations include Jean Baillairgé and Thomas Baillairgé. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 3: Church of the Holy Name of Mary of Sainte-Marie, pavillon Charles-Baillairgé and La Décollation-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church.
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Life and career
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1826
Charles Baillairgé born at Quebec City.
1906
Charles Baillairgé died at Quebec City.
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Christina Cameron. "Baillairgé, Charles", in Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto and Université Laval, 2000, retrieved February 1st, 2009
- 2.Pound, Richard W. 'Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates'. Fitzhenry and Whiteside. 2005.
- 3.Parks Canada. Bon-Pasteur Chapel. Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. September 2018.
- 4.CRHP 7558 Bon-Pasteur Chapel August 27, 2011
- 5.CRHP 7528 Têtu House 2011-09-17
- 6.CRHP 12128 Church of Sainte-Marie 20 March 2012
- 7.biography in Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800–1950.
- 8.Québec City Tourism. Québec City and Area – Stairways. 2011.
- 9.http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1654 Charles Baillairgé
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