Governors' Cottage

Governors' Cottage is a National Historic Site of Canada in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec.

Quebec · 90 Chemin des Patriotes, Sorel-Tracy, Quebec · location approximate

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THE GOVERNOR’S COTTAGE The American capture of Sorel in 1775 confirmed the strategic importance of this location. The Governor of the Province of Quebec acquired the seigneury (1780) and this house (1781) for the British Crown, with the intent of receiving Loyalists. Serving as a residence for the commander in chief of the colony’s armies, governors and commanders used it mainly in the summer, hosting distinguished guests such as Prince William Henry, the future King William IV. After the withdrawal of British imperial troops in the early 1860s, civilians lived in the house until it was purchased by the City of Sorel in 1921.

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LA MAISON DES GOUVERNEURS La prise de Sorel par les Américains en 1775 confirme l’importance stratégique de cette localité. En 1780, avec l’intention d’y accueillir des loyalistes, le gouverneur de la Province de Québec acquiert la seigneurie pour la Couronne britannique et, un an plus tard, cette maison afin d’y loger le commandant en chef des armées de la colonie. Les gouverneurs et les commandants l’utilisent surtout l’été et y reçoivent des hôtes de marque, tels le prince William Henry, futur roi Guillaume IV. Après le retrait des troupes britanniques au début des années 1860, des civils habitent la maison jusqu’à son achat par la Ville de Sorel en 1921.

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