The medieval-style house with its crenellations and tower was entirely built with concrete blocks by Mr. Ovide Gaudet, whose son, Victor, owned a concrete block and culvert manufacturing plant in Laverlochère. The castle, as it is fondly called, was constructed in 1947 and has been in the hands of the creator’s descendants ever since.

In Laverlochère, several businesses and residences were built using this type of material, including St-Onge Garage, Ovila Sabourin Garage, the houses of Fortunat Lepage, Léo Guinard, Sylvio Bournival, Victor Gaudet, and Léonide Lambert.

Elsewhere in Témiscamingue, many buildings were also constructed with this material, including three former schools in the Guigues area and the CKVM building in Ville-Marie. The materials likely originated from the same factory.

DID YOU KNOW:

Several commercial and residential buildings in Témiscamingue were built with concrete blocks in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The most well-known of these buildings is the Château de Laverlochère.

*These heritage elements are privately owned; please admire them from public roads and paths.