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1005, Principale street
916-920, Principale street
910, Principale street
795, Principale street
769, Principale street
757, Principale street
603, Principale street
401, Principale street

351, Principale street
314, Principale street
300, Principale street
235, Principale street
231, Principale street
225, Principale street
203-205, Principale street
117, Principale street

100, Sud street
215, Sud street
108, William street
109, William street
114, William street
245, Albert street
209, Ste-Thérèse street

109, William Street

Year of construction:
Around 1858

Type of architecture:
Neoclassical style

Historical elements:
This house was built by Andrew Cowan, brother of Peter Cowan who gave his name to the town. The contractor firm Carter & Cowan built many large houses in Cowansville and the area. In 1858, Mr. Andrew Cowan died in Montreal and left this house to his wife Mary Aitken that later remarried to David Mair who was mayor of the Cowansville village. They lived together in that house. Later, this building became a funeral home owned by Mr. Albert Bédard. It is still today a funeral home, "Maison Funéraire Désourdy Wilson".