George Browne
Illustration — George Browne (architect) George Browne (November 5, 1811 – November 19, 1885) was an Irish-born Canadian architect who designed some of the finest buildings in Canada of his time. Browne designed houses in Quebec City and Montreal during the 1830s. He designed buildings in Kingston after it became the capital of the Canadas in 1841 and then moved to Montreal after the capital was moved there.
George Browne
Studio of Inglis (Montréal, Québec) · This image is available from Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec under the reference number 1956088 · Public domain
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- 1811 · Belfast.
- Died
- 1885 · Montreal.
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- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- architect
- Honours
- Person of National Historic Significance
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Illustration — George Browne (architect) George Browne (November 5, 1811 – November 19, 1885) was an Irish-born Canadian architect who designed some of the finest buildings in Canada of his time. Browne designed houses in Quebec City and Montreal during the 1830s. He designed buildings in Kingston after it became the capital of the Canadas in 1841 and then moved to Montreal after the capital was moved there.
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Born at Belfast in 1811, died in Montreal in 1885.
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