Type Historical Monument Height 2.9 metres (9.5 ft) Opened 4 October 1911 Dedicated to John Young Designer Louis-Philippe Hébert | Width 2.75 metres (9.0 ft) Opening date October 4, 1911 Province Québec Beginning date 1908 | |
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Location 333 Street de la Commune West Material Bronze on stone pedestal Address 333 de la Commune St W, Montreal, QC H2Y 2C3, Canada Similar Old Custom House - M, New York Life Insurance, Royal Bank Tower, Nelson's Column - Montreal, Maisonneuve Monument | ||
The John Young Monument is a monument of sculptor Louis-Philippe Hébert located at the Old Port of Montreal.
Overview
This monument in memory of John Young was erected in front of the port in 1908, on the initiative of the John Young Memorial Committee. It was moved to its current location in front of the Allan Building on rue de la Commune at Saint-Pierre in 1997. John Young was the first Chairman of the Port Commission, responsible for enlarging and developing the port. His efforts were so important that after his death in 1878, he was considered to be the "father" of the port. A figure of Neptune, symbolically representing the St. Lawrence River, sits at the base of the monument.
Louis-Philippe Hébert sculpted the figures in 1895.
This monument in memory of John Young was unveiled on October 4, 1911, the year of the hundredth birthday of John Young.