Mount Stephen House
1440 Drummond Street, Montreal, Quebec
Completed in 1883, for George Stephen (1829-1921), 1st Lord Mount Stephen, and his first wife, Annie Kane (1830-1896). In 1880, the Stephens commissioned architect William Tutin Thomas (1829-1892), the same who built the Shaughnessy House, to build them a new mansion on Drummond Street. But, just five years after it was completed, the Mount Stephen's left Montreal for England. From 1888, the mansion became the home of George's brother-in-law, Robert Meighen (1837-1911)....
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The house is an opulent reminder of the Gilded Age. Built in the Italian Renaissance style, it features 15-foot ceilings, walls panelled in Ceylon satinwood, oak, and walnut; doors in Cuban mahogany; light fixtures, door handles and radiator grilles plated in 22-carat gold; 300-year-old stained glass windows from Italy; and, fireplaces in onyx and marble. It was passed to the Meighen's only daughter, Elsie Reford, who sold the mansion 1926. It was enlarged several times over the years, notably in 1927 and in the 1950s. From 1926 until 2012, it was a private club, the Mount Stephen Club, and is now the Mount Stephen Hotel.
