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Plaque text and image (if available): Around 1902, Joseph-Adolphe Chauret had this large residence built using a style which he claimed was similar to that of the Pierrefonds Castle in France. The Chateauesque Style can be recognized in this stone house by its opulence, its large gable in the front, its conical-roofed tower, its numerous openings and its cut-stone quoins at the lintels and at the angles of the buildings. Louis-Pierre Lemonnier bought the property in 1940 and transformed it into a pastry-confectionary. In 1960, the residence became a Pediatric Centre. Alfred Laplante became the owner in 1987 and converted the house into a residence for senior citizens. The building burned down in 1993 but was reconstructed the following year according to the original plan. In 2006, the building continues to be a residence for senior citizens and is still owned by the Laplante family.