Sillery Heritage Site | |
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Native names French: Site patrimonial de Sillery French: Arrondissement historique de Sillery | |
Type | Heritage site |
Etymology | Noël Brûlart de Sillery |
Location | Sillery, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Coordinates | 46°46′40″N 71°14′50″W / 46.77778°N 71.24722°W[1][2] |
Settled | 1637[3] |
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Built for | |
Original use | Saint-Joseph Mission of Sillery — Jesuit mission to members of the First Nations |
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Official name | Site patrimonial de Sillery |
Type | Declared Heritage Site |
Designated | February 5, 1964[4][5] |
Reference no. | 93522 |
The Sillery Heritage Site (French: site patrimonial de Sillery) is an area containing historic residences and institutional properties located in the Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge borough of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was the first of 13 declared heritage sites (French: sites patrimoniaux déclarés) of the Province of Quebec, and is among the four of which are located in Quebec City.[3][6][7][8] Having been called the "cradle of the French Canadian nation," the heritage site includes approximately 350 buildings along 3.5 kilometres (2.175 miles) of the Saint Lawrence River shoreline.[5][9][10] The Sillery Heritage Site includes buildings constructed during every major period of Quebec's history, dating back to the time of New France.
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