Chateau Dufresne was built from 1915 to 1918 and designed as two residences. The mansion was built for two wealth French Canadian entrepreneurs. One side was for Marius Dufresne and the other side for his brother Oscar Dufresnes. The mansion was designed by Marius Dufresne and the Parisian architect Jules Renard in the Beaux-Arts style. The architects based their plans on the Petit Trianon of the Palace of Versailles in France The interior was decorated with a series of murals and ceiling paintings by Guido Nincheri. I would recommend visiting this architectural jewel. It is only a block from the Pie-IX Metro station across the street from the Olympic stadium.

Beautiful building with fantastic floors, ceilings and woodwork. Partially decorated (one side only) which was lovely. $30 for a 15 min self guided tour is steep. Our tour was spoiled by a VERY unpleasant employee who was neither helpful nor knowledgable. Lastly, there are several QR codes but no real information displayed anywhere..I'm not one to want to stare at their phone the entire time trying to find out information. Most info was attained post tour on Google. Photo's and video are not allowed even though you must use your phone's camera to access the QR code.
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Weekend
Wait time
No wait
Reservation recommended
No

They kept following us around and telling us we shouldn't shotting pictures of ourselves . It was not something that was notified at first, and they said that some photos were okay, but photoshooting was not allowed. I don‘t understand why, but it’s their rule so I hope you find out before you go so you don‘t experience something as unpleasant as we did.
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Weekday
Wait time
No wait
Reservation recommended
No

Honestly a bit underwhelmed. The architecture is beautiful but there needs to be more information about each room or specific objects. I don’t think I would necessarily recommend this place but if you’re nearby it is nice to look at. Seems like they’re working on restorations and adding more guides so might be worth a visit in the future
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Weekday
Wait time
No wait
Reservation recommended
No

Extravagant and luxurious places with classical style wall paintings and fine arts decorations. It demonstrates the history of the Defresnes, one of the most wealthy francophone house in Montreal in the early 20th century. A wonderful place for history and art lovers.

Interesting turn of the century Beaux Arts mansion with nice interior decoration. Odd layout since it was really two separate residences. Worth an hour visit.
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Weekday
Wait time
No wait
Reservation recommended
No

Lovely place it really transports you into a different time. It’s free the 1st Sunday of every month for Quebec residents
Visited on
Weekend
Wait time
30–60 min
Reservation recommended
Not sure

200+ years old place with artistic works in every corner. Something to remind you of the old days.
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Weekday
Wait time
No wait
Reservation recommended
No

Beautiful and stunning place! I got nothing to say just look at the pictures.
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Weekend
Wait time
No wait
Reservation recommended
Not sure

I LOVED being able to explore so many preserved rooms, and hear the history of how each room was used and decorated.