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Berthelet Warehouse

Contemporary photograph of the ruins of the Berthelet warehouse, on display at Pointe-à-Callière Museum. It shows partially preserved stone walls. The lighting highlights the stones’ texture and layering beneath a concrete ceiling.

Alan Vandal, Pointe-à-Callière.

Real estate was Pierre Berthelet’s true domain. Renting out properties provided most of his income. At age 71, he had this warehouse built at Pointe-à-Callière, facing the port. From 1819 until his death in 1830, his main tenants were inspectors of potash—an essential commodity at the heart of Montréal’s trade at the time.

A Bustling Port!

A monochrome drawing depicting a 19th-century harbour or commercial scene, with horses and carts, many figures, and sailing ships moored in the background near a large building.

Unknown artist, "Custom House Square, Montréal", ca 1846, McCord Stewart Museum, MP-0000.228.3.45.

In the 1840s, the Berthelet warehouse faced the port. The waterfront came alive: strolling bourgeois, carters at work, firewood sellers and a water carrier crossed paths in a setting teeming with life.