Two objectives: A Municipal Library up to Standards and the Preservation of the Roussell House

Brownsburg-Chatham, Québec, Canada
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About Us

We are a non-partisan coalition of citizens of Brownsburg-Chatham, who have at heart the fate of our library and our architectural heritage. We believe that the library should be relocated to a bigger house, better equipped and be endowed with sufficient human resources to meet the needs of the population. The Roussell house (Principale/des Érables) is one of the last heritage building of interest to be located downtown.

The coalition has acknowledged the lack of support among the population for the relocalisation of the library in the Russell house. We now consider them as two separate files.

Luc Bélisle, Hélène Boivin, Michel Brisson, Jean Careau, Gilles Desforges, Cynthia Dubé, Anik Ferland, Pierre Gagnon, François Jobin, Sophie LaRoche, Diane Leduc, Mylène Mondou, Gilbert Poupart, Maurice Rochon, Claire Thivierge, Kathleen Wilson.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Heritage and Public Library - Lac Brome's Example

Pettes Memorial Library is the oldest free rural library in the Province of Québec.

Lac Brome's population (Statistics Canada, 2006): 5629

History

After the death of Nathaniel Pettes, his widow, Narcissa Pettes (1821-1902), decided to have a library built in memory of her husband and family. This gift was the basis of the creation of the first free public library in rural Quebec. The library was officially opened in March of 1894.

Architecture

The library retains an exceptional style, which is apparent in its Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. This style was developed by the American architect Henry Hobson Richardson during the industrialization of the 19th century. He designed various buildings using historical styles such as the Queen Ann, the Neo-Gothic, and the Italian Renaissance style.

http://www.cclacbrome.com/pagesen/KnowltonBromeLaketours.htm

http://pettes.ca/

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