Maison Reid Wilson (Reid Wilson House) (left), also known as Maison Thomas Craig, at 1201 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, was built in 1883 by John James Browne for William Workman. In 1901, James Reid Wilson commissioned Richard A. Waite to perform an extensive reconstruction of the mansion, reconfiguring the plan and the facades, incorporating elements of Italianate Romanesque Revival and Gothic Revival design. In 1951, the building was acquired by Corby Distilleries Limited and subsequently restored and renovated.
Maison Louis-Joseph Forget (Louis-Joseph Forget House) (right), also known as Maison Maria Raymond, at 1195 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, was built in French Second Empire style in 1883 by Maurice Berrault for Louis-Joseph Forget. It has served as the Montreal headquarters of the United Services Club since 1927. The club was first founded in 1922 by veterans from the World War. In 1975, the building was acquired by the Macdonald Stewart Foundation, and the Club now occupies the main floor. The house has undergone little change over he years. In 1902, minor modifications were made the main entrance as part of major interior renovations by Edward and William S. Maxwell. Of particular interest are the oak and wrought iron entrance doors with finely crafted iron grilles made at the Clendinning foundry of Montréal.
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