Trois-Rivières, Canada

Old Trois-Rivières Prison

Trois-Rivières, Canada

Find out more

• OfficialOfficial website↗
• Heritage registerCanadian Register of Historic Places↗
• Further readingAtlas Obscura↗

Located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the Old Trois-Rivières Prison was a Palladian structure designed by architect François Baillairgé and completed in 1822. It served as a functioning prison for over 160 years before its demolition in 1986. The building has been classified as a heritage immovable and now operates as a museum, preserving the architectural and historical legacy of this early 19th-century penal institution.

Architect

Movement

Built

1822–1986

Type

museum, prison

Heritage

classified heritage immovable

Place

Trois-Rivières, Canada

This building on

• WikidataOld Trois-Rivières Prison↗

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Location

46.34500, -72.53931