• Westmount Baptiste Church |1923-1924
• Neo-Classical Renaissance | Greek Revival Period
• Architect | Sydney Comber
• History:
• 1831 • Baptist work commenced in Montreal with the building of First Baptist Church on St. Helen’s Street.
• Montreal Baptist College was founded one year later.
• 1902, members from First, Oliver and Grace Baptist Churches joined to found Westmount Baptist Church.
• Services were initially held in the Queen’s Theatre on St. Catherine Street, later in the church building still standing on the corner of de Maisonneuve and Olivier Avenues.
• 1924 • The cornerstone by Honourable Albert Matthews of Toronto, a former member, and later Lt. Governor of Ontario.
• 1925 • Building dedicated by the late Rev. Gabriel Reid Maguire, F.R.G.S., pastor, in April of 1925.
• Contextual Value
The contextual heritage value resides in its contribution to the urban presence of Sherbrooke Street, West.
The neo-classical temple is an imposing landmark in the area.
