Aux Anciens Canadiens

Aux Anciens Canadiens is a restaurant in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Located on Rue Saint-Louis, at its corner with Des Jardins,^[1] the restaurant has occupied Maison Jacquet, originally a home completed in 1676,^[2] since 1966.^[3]

Aux Anciens Canadiens
The building in December 2012
General information
Location	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Address	34 Rue Saint-Louis
Coordinates	46.8117°N 71.2073°W / 46.8117; -71.2073
Current tenants	Aux Anciens Canadiens
Construction started	1675
Completed	1676; 349 years ago (1676)
Technical details
Floor count	3

Building

The historic Maison Jacquet (Eng: Jacquet House),^[1] one of the largest houses in the upper town^[4] in its day, was built in 1675–76. The site was granted to François Jacquet on 30 November, 1674, by the nuns of the neighbouring Ursuline Convent.^[3] Originally made of wood, the property was rebuilt in cut fieldstone around 1699.^[5][6]

The premises consist of two buildings, with that on the westernmost side being newer, and that on the east dating back to the French Regime.^[3]

Several prominent figures have lived in Maison Jacquet, including the author of the novel Les Anciens Canadiens, Philippe-Aubert de Gaspé, who lived there from 1815 to 1824. Though it is contradicted by history, the myth persists that General Montcalm also lived and died in the building.

Gallery

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  A 2005 view, looking west
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  The western (and newer) of the two buildings
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  Restaurant sign