About Ludger Lemieux
Lived 1872 – 1953 (aged 81). Ludger Lemieux was a Canadian architect.
Ludger Lemieux (February 9, 1872 – October 27, 1953) was a Quebec architect who designed a number of notable Art deco structures in Montreal's Saint-Henri district. While he often worked in partnership with Joseph-Honoré MacDuff, his best-known structure, the Atwater Market, was designed not with MacDuff but with his son Paul M. Lemieux.
He was born in Farnham, Quebec to parents Moïse Lemieux and Marie Melanie Serre. He studied at McGill University before his architectural practice after 1897.
He was married to Marie Louise Pare and had six children including Paul Marie Lemieux.
He worked with Macduff from 1897 to 1918, then on his own until 1931 when his son Paul M. Lemieux (1902-1968) joined to work with father.
Atwater Market (1938 avenue Atwater) 1933 Église Saint-Vincent-Ferrier (301 rue Jarry est) 1931 Saint-Henri Fire Station (Caserne de Pompiers 23 - 521-523 Place Saint-Henri) 1930 Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (2310 rue Sainte-Catherine est) 1928 Église Saint-Zotique (4565 rue Notre-Dame ouest) 1927 - with René Charbonneau, the architect of the Outremont Theatre. Telephone Exchange (831 avenue Rockland) 1914 with Joseph-Roméo Gadbois et Jean-Julien Perrault Église Sainte-Élisabeth-de-Portugale (670 rue de Courcelle) 1912 with Joseph-Honoré MacDuff; replaced in 1957-1958 and now demolished Wilder Store (282-288 rue Sainte-Catherine ouest) 1912 with Joseph-Honoré MacDuff Maison Camille Legault (557 rue Cote-Sainte-Catherine) 1912 with Joseph-Honoré MacDuff Grovers Building (Tooke Brothers Limited factory) (640-644 rue de Courcelle) 1907-1912 with Joseph-Honoré MacDuff Workman Building 1907 Église Sainte-Irénée (3030 rue de Delisle & avenue Atwater next to Atwater Market) 1904 with Joseph-Honoré MacDuff Église St. Charles Church (2115 rue Centre) 1899 with Joseph-Honoré MacDuff Maison Albert Holmes (4286 rue de Maisonneuve Boulevard ouest) 1899 with Joseph-Honoré MacDuff Saint-Jeanne-de-Chantal school Bibliothèque Notre Dame (4707 rue de Notre-Dame ouest) 1898 - formerly Caserne de pompiers 24 with Joseph-Honoré MacDuff
Other
Ludger is a bar in Saint-Henri named after Lemieux.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Ludger Lemieux's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Ludger Lemieux's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Ludger Lemieux?
Quebec architect (1872–1953)
When was Ludger Lemieux born?
Ludger Lemieux was born on 9 February 1872 in Farnham.
When did Ludger Lemieux die?
Ludger Lemieux died on 27 October 1953 in Montreal.
What was Ludger Lemieux's occupation?
Ludger Lemieux was an architect.
What nationality was Ludger Lemieux?
Ludger Lemieux was Canadian.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ludger Lemieux. https://biography.guide/ludger-lemieux/
MLA: "Ludger Lemieux." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ludger-lemieux/.
Chicago: "Ludger Lemieux." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ludger-lemieux/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-25 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:07 UTC