Episode 9: The Boucher de Niverville Manor

The Boucher de Niverville Manor, the oldest manor in Trois-Rivières, was built in 1663 by Jacques LeNeuf de La Poterie, a lord involved in the fur trade. Initially smaller, the building was expanded and transformed first by François Châtelain in 1729, and later in 1761 by Joseph-Claude Boucher de Niverville. The latter served militarily for 69 years under both the French and English crowns. He became the owner of the manor through his marriage to Marie Josephte Châtelain. The building escaped damages during the great fire of 1908.

The statue at the back of the garden depicts Maurice Duplessis. Born in Trois-Rivières in 1890, he was the prime minister of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1959. Nicknamed 'Le Chef' (the Chief), he left a significant mark on 20th-century Quebec. It was during his leadership that Quebec's flag, the fleurdelisé, was adopted in 1948.