Duncan McIntyre House - McGill University (Montreal)
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In the 1880's, Duncan McIntyre, one of the wealthy founders of the Canadian
Pacific Railroad, commissioned William Thomas to design a mansion for him at the
top of Drummond Street, the heart of the affluent Square Mile. The house, which
could easily be pictured on a misty moor, was Romanesque Scottish Baronial in
style and featured several conical towers, a steeply pitched roof, and a large,
square central tower which dominated the main entrance.
Craguie, as it has been named, was demolished in 1930 and in 1947, the estate
was donated to McGill by the McIntyre family. For years, the site was called
McIntyre Park, but, in 1965, McGill needed the land for two new buildings. At
this point both the McIntyre Medical Sciences and Stewart Biological Sciences
Buildings were erected and still occupy the site today.
Picture(s) from McGill Website