Bois-de-la-Roche: 19th Century Castle Near Montreal, Canada
Inspired by the great chateaux of the Loire Valley, this iconic residence is located in the affluent Senneville Historic District, a lush enclave where some of Montreal’s most prominent politicians, bankers, and merchants built their estates at the turn of the 20th century.
Surrounded by parkland and accessible via a private tree-lined road, the castle is set on the western tip of the Island of Montreal, on a peninsula called Pointe Forget for its original owner, Senator Louis-Joseph Forget.
Bois-de-la-Roche was built in 1899 by the renowned Canadian architect Edward Maxwell, set on 20 acres of grounds design by American landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted, both part of select group of eminent Montréal architects, landscape architects and urban planners who collaborated on the great estates in the area.
It is rare to see a 19th century castle in Canada, let alone one that has been so beautifully restored, completely rebuilt on the inside and upgraded for modern living in the 1990s.
There are 9 bedrooms and several formal rooms with fine period detail across the 18,427 square foot castle, spread across 3 levels and a basement.
The timeless residence offers panoramic lake views and a truly private setting on the tip of a peninsula in the Lake of Two Mountains, a roughly 40-minute drive from downtown Montreal.
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