Drill Hall / armoury in Gatineau, Quebec
| Salaberry Armoury | |
|---|---|
| Manège militaire Salaberry | |
 The Salaberry Armoury | |
| General information | |
| Type | Drill Hall / armoury |
| Architectural style | late Château Style |
| Address | 188, boulevard Alexandre-Taché Gatineau, Quebec J9A 1L8 |
| Current tenants | Régiment de Hull |
| Construction started | 1930s |
| Completed | 1938/01/01 |
| Client | Canadian Army |
| Owner | Canadian Forces Crown Owned |
| Dimensions | |
| Other dimensions | 2.0800 ha (5.140 acres) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | steeply pitched gable roof |
| Floor area | 5,578 m (60,040 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Lucien Sarra-Bournet |
| Awards and prizes | Canada's Register of Historic Places; Recognized – 1993/05/13 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings |
The Salaberry Armoury (French: Manège militaire Salaberry), is an historic armoury located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, that is home to the armoured Régiment de Hull. The 5,578 m (60,040 sq ft) armoury located just to the west of the Hull sector in downtown Gatineau on a 2.0800 ha (5.140 acres) lot. The armoury is a prominent local landmark. In the Canadian Forces, an armoury is a place where a reserve unit trains, meets, and parades.
History
Le Régiment de Hull, which is housed in Salaberry Armoury, formed on 7 August 1914. The Regiment, which is a unit of the Reserve Armoured Corps, is the only Francophone unit in the National Capital Region. The armoury was built beginning on 1 January 1938, designed by the architect Lucien Sarra-Bournet in the late Château Style with a steeply pitched gable roof and prominent chimneys.
The armoury was named after Colonel Charles de Salaberry, a hero of the War of 1812. The armoury, which has been identified as an historic site is one of a series of armouries built across Canada during the 1930s. During World War II, this building was the scene of local recruitment efforts.
Salaberry Armoury is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.
Legacy
A plaque was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 30 Hull with a quote from the poem For the Fallen by Robert Laurence Binyon: "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them"
A plaque was erected in the spring of 1974 for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Regiment de Hull.
References
- http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/results-resultats.aspx?m=2&Keyword=armoury Canada's Register of Historic Places
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Heritage Buildings - "Salaberry Armoury – Treasury Board Secretariat". January 1994.
- "Salaberry Armoury – Historic Places of Canada".
- "Le Régiment de Hull, Canadian Army". 24 June 2013.
- "Salaberry Armoury – Historic Places of Canada".