"Built between 1904 and 1905 by the then-independent City of Saint-Louis du Mile-End, Caserne 30 once served as the area’s town hall, police station, and firehouse. Located at the northwest corner of Laurier Avenue and Saint-Laurent Boulevard, the building reflects the ambitions of a rapidly growing industrial city—one of the largest on the Island of Montreal before being annexed in 1909. Designed by architect J.E. Vanier in the Château style, the building’s stonework was reconstructed just a few years after its completion due to water infiltration, a testament to both the climate and the scale of the project.
Today, Caserne 30 still functions as a fire station and houses the Musée des pompiers auxiliaires de Montréal, which opens to the public on Sunday afternoons or by appointment. It’s one of the few civic structures in the neighbourhood with this level of architectural presence, anchoring a block that once formed the historic heart of Saint-Louis."
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