Around 1845, this shop-house was built for merchant Hosea B. Smith. As was often the case in Montréal between 1820 and 1850, it had a shop on the ground floor and living space on the upper floors. At Smith’s store, fine porcelain and glassware were sold. Later, the building changed purpose: owned by the Canada Screw Company from 1927 to 1944, it then became a popular snack bar that served customers until 1977.