Constructed in 1906 and 1907 for Dr. Joseph Gauvreau, this eclectic-style bourgeois home served as his principal residence, as well as housing his medical practice and hydrotherapy clinic, whose fame spread throughout Quebec.

In 1984, faced with the threat of demolition in order to expand the filling station, a group of citizens mobilized to have the house classified as a Heritage Building in 1985.

[3] After completing his medical studies at Université Laval in 1896, Dr. Joseph Gauvreau returned to the Rimouski area and settled in Le Bic in 1897.

[1] Dr. Gauvreau quickly had the house built in 1906–1907, a building of "impressive dimensions" reflecting the architectural tastes of the time, which served as his medical clinic and residence.

[5] He continued his career for some time in Rimouski, holding administrative positions with the Collège des médecins du Québec.

[3] It also escaped demolition for the first time when the Irving Real Estate Company bought the land for a gas station and had it moved to the back of the lot in 1951.

[3] In July 1984, the Irving Real Estate Company announced its intention to demolish the house and build a convenience store on the site.

[8] A demolition permit was obtained, but a newly formed citizens' group, the "Comité du patrimoine",[2] took steps to have the building classified as a "historic monument".

[2] Negotiations then began between the Comité du Patrimoine, now the "Société Joseph-Gauvreau",[2] government officials, and the owner, with the aim of definitively classifying the house and giving it a new purpose.

[8] Eventually, on May 10, 1985, the government classified the house as a Heritage Building, recognizing it as one of the few examples of Victorian eclecticism in Eastern Quebec, the diversity of its uses as a residence and as a business, and the notoriety of two of its occupants (Joseph Gauvreau and Jules-André Brillant).

[9] He also had the garage, built in 1951,[2] demolished and, in 1999, the house was moved back to its original location "at the intersection of Rimouski's most prestigious streets",[9] thus regaining "its former importance in the urban fabric".

The C$180,000 project was made possible thanks to the financial support of the City of Rimouski and the Quebec government, which recognized Réjean Frenette's conservation efforts.