LeBer-LeMoyne House

[2] The Le Ber-Le Moyne site and its archaeological collection have also been classified as heritage assets by the ministère de la Culture et des communications du Québec since 2001.

[3] The Le Ber-Le Moyne House was constructed on land which once belonged to the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle.

Following Le Moyne's death in 1685 his widow, Catherine Primot, sold the former fur trading post to Guillemot dit Lalande in 1687.

[4] In 1695 Marguerite Chorel, the wife of Guillaume de Lorimier, acquired the house and the surrounding land.

Widowed in 1709, Chorel lived off the land with her children and continued to reside in the Le Ber-Le Moyne House until her death in 1736.

[4] In the 1940s the mayor of Lachine, Anatole Carignan, recognized the Le Ber-Le Moyne House's historical value and believed the municipality should acquire it for the benefit of the community.

Most importantly, the Le Ber-Le Moyne House and its Dependency were stripped of the massive architectural additions from the 1950s and of earlier elements such as the porch and the dormers.

For instance, pottery shards, beads and tools dating back between 2,000 and 2,500 years ago confirm the presence of Native Americans on the Le Ber-Le Moyne site.

Archaeologists have been unable to find traces of the supposed fire nor have they found anything that would indicate Chorel repaired or rebuilt the house.

[4] Today the Le Ber-Le Moyne House is part of the Musée de Lachine complex.