Salaberry Armoury

The Salaberry Armoury (Manège militaire Salaberry), is an historic armoury in Gatineau, Quebec, that is home to the armoured Régiment de Hull. The 5,578 m² (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.[3] The armoury is a prominent local landmark. In the Canadian Forces, an armoury is a place where a reserve unit trains, meets, and parades.

Salaberry Armoury; Manège militaire Salaberry
The Salaberry Armoury
General information
Type	Drill Hall / armoury
Architectural style	late Château Style
Location	Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Address	188 Alexandre Taché Blvd
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^2 (60,040 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Lucien Sarra-Bournet
Awards and prizes	Canada's Register of Historic Places;[1] Recognized – 1993/05/13 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings [2]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Salaberry Armoury is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.[6]

Legacy

Salaberry Armoury plaque

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.

Salaberry Armoury plaque

References

1. http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/results-resultats.aspx?m=2&Keyword=armoury Canada's Register of Historic Places
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Heritage Buildings
3. "Salaberry Armoury – Treasury Board Secretariat".
4. "Salaberry Armoury – Historic Places of Canada".
5. "Le Régiment de Hull, Canadian Army".
6. "Salaberry Armoury – Historic Places of Canada".

• Régiment de Hull – History in details

See also

List of Armouries in Canada