Louis G. Destremps

• Name — Louis Gonzague Destremps • Born — 9 May 1851 • Birthplace — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Died — February 27, 1930 • Place of death — Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. • Known for — Architect

Destremps, was born in St. Cuthbert, Berthier county, Province of Quebec, Canada May 9, 1851. He received his early educational training in his native town finishing in 1866 and for two years studied at the Trade School of the City of Montreal. In 1868, he came to the United States and worked for about seven years as a cabinet maker, returning in 1875 to Montreal, where he was employed in the engineering construction department of the grand Trunk Railroad between Montreal and Quebec City. In 1880, he went to New York City to study architecture at Sixth Avenue High School, from which he graduated, completing the 4-year course. In 1874, Destremps married Celina Mary Millet of Fall River. Together they had six children, including Louis E. Destremps who would later follow his father's profession and establish his own practice in the New Bedford area.

• St. Mathieu's Church, Fall River Massachusetts (demolished) • St. Mathieu's rectory and school Fall River, Massachusetts • Jesus of Mary Convent, 1887, Fall River, Massachusetts (converted to apartments) • Convent for Dominican Sisters, Fall River, Massachusetts • St. Joseph's Orphanage, 1892, Fall River, Massachusetts (converted to apartments) • Fall River armory, 1896, Fall River, Massachusetts supervising architect for Wait & Cutter • St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1896, New Bedford, Massachusetts supervising architect for Joseph Venne • Notre Dame School, 1899, Fall River, Massachusetts • Brick Apartment House, 1901, Fitchburg, Massachusetts • Bark Street School, 1905, Swansea, Massachusetts • Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, 1906, Fall River, Massachusetts (destroyed by fire in 1982) • St. Anne's Church, 1906, Fall River, Massachusetts supervising architect for Napoléon Bourassa • District Courthouse, 1908, Fall River, Massachusetts

• Illustration — St. Anne's Church, Fall River • Illustration — Former Notre Dame de Lourdes Church (1906–1982) • Illustration — Notre Dame School, Fall River