Windsor Station (Montreal)
| Windsor Station | |
|---|---|
Gare Windsor | |
Windsor Station in 2017 | |
Interactive map of the Windsor Station area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office building, and formerly train station |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1160 Canadiens-de-Montréal avenue (formerly 1160 de la Gauchetière street) (concourse), 1100 Canadiens-de-Montréal avenue (offices) |
| Coordinates | 45°29′50.86″N 73°34′7.18″W / 45.4974611°N 73.5686611°W |
| Construction started | 1887 |
| Completed | 1889, 1916 |
| Cost | CA$2 million (1888–89) |
| Owner | Cadillac Fairview |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Bruce Price |
| Awards and prizes | Heritage railway station (Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada) |
| Official name | Windsor Station (Canadian Pacific) National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1975 |
| Designated | 1990 |
| Type | Historic monument |
| Designated | 2009 |
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Windsor Station (French: Gare Windsor) is an office building and former railway station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It used to be the city's Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) station, and served as the headquarters of CPR from 1889 to 1996. It is bordered by Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal to the north, Rue Peel to the east, Rue Saint-Antoine to the south and the Bell Centre to the west.
Windsor Station was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1975, and was designated a Heritage Railway Station in 1990, and a provincial historic monument in 2009.
The walls are gray limestone from a quarry in Montreal. Outside, the columns reach up to 2.1 metres (6.9 ft) wide.