Bourgie Hall: Music at Heart
20 BOURGIE HALL HISTORY OF THE HALL Origins: Historical Milestones Before it became a concert venue, Bourgie Hall was a place of worship named Erskine Presbyterian Church. Built in the late 19th century in the architecturally massive and powerful Romanesque Revival style complete with a great nave, the building recalls Europe’s medieval churches. Designed by Scottish-Canadian architect Alexander Cowper Hutchison and inaugurated in 1894, the church was an important locus for Montreal’s Scottish community, and a testament to its prosperity. The imposing facade is unique in its combination of two types of materials that create a very interesting chromatic effect: roughly squared grey limestone and finely carved brown sandstone from Miramichi, New Brunswick. The large central vault frames a huge half-arched window. Following the 1934 merger with the American Presbyterian Church, substantial renovations and remodeling of the interior spaces were carried out. This church is an invaluable witness to the destiny of various English-speaking Protestant communities that once settled in downtown Montreal. It was designated a historic site of national importance in 1998 by the Department of Canadian Heritage due to its evolution, transformations, and history, bearing witness to the growing prosperity of the Montreal community of Scottish origin. Faced with a declining number of worshippers, the church permanently closed its doors in 2004 and was abandoned for a few years thereafter. Erskine and American Church, interior view, before its restoration and transformation into a concert hall Photo: MMFA
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