Blanchet, Rene | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada

BLANCHET, Rene (1908-1991) was born in Levis, Que. on 25 February 1908 and graduated from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Quebec City in 1931. He studied under Lorenzo Auger and Raoul Chenevert in Quebec City, and with Louis N. Audet in Sherbrooke before commencing practice in 1932. Much of his professional career was devoted to commissions for several Roman Catholic dioceses; many of these were carried out under his own name, while others were completed in association with other Quebec City architects. He died in Quebec City on 21 December 1991. The Archives Nationales du Quebec in Quebec City holds a major collection of 6,000 drawings by Blanchet prepared between 1931 and 1980 (biog. L. Noppen et al, Quebec Monumental 1890-1990, 178).

(with Charles Jean) NOUVELLE, QUE., St. Jean Roman Catholic Church, 1934 (Continuite [Quebec], No. 47, Sprin 1991, 44)
(with Pierre Levesque) QUEBEC CITY, QUE. Roman Catholic College for the Eudist Fathers, 1938 (C.R., li, 18 May 1938, 182)
(with Charles Jean) QUEBEC CITY, QUE., St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 1940 (C.R., liii, 31 Jan. 1940, 20)
ROBERTSONVILLE, QUE., Roman Catholic Church, 1940 (C.R., liii, 21 Feb. 1940, 96)
LEVIS, QUE., Federations des Caisses Populaires, Begin Street, office building, 1942 (C.R., lv, 25 March 1941, 32)
(with Paul E. Lapointe) GRANBY, QUE., St. Eugene Roman Catholic Church and presbytery, 1941 (C.R., liv, 4 June 1941, 30; Architecture Batiment Construction, iii, April 1948, 38, illus.)
LEEDS, QUE., St. James of Leeds Roman Catholic Church, Principale Street opposite Martineau Street, 1941, still standing in 2024 (C.R., liv, 25 June 1941, 94)
QUEBEC CITY, QUE., Alliance Nationale, Richelieu Street, office building, 1942 (C.R., lv, 25 March 1942, 29)
McLENNAN, ALTA., St. John The Baptist Roman Catholic Cathedral, 1st Street West at 3rd Avenue NW, 1945-46, still standing in 2024 (Architecture Batiment Construction, ii, Oct. 1947, 29, illus.)
GASPE, QUE., St. Pierre de la Malbaie Roman Catholic Church, 1947, demol. (Architecture Batiment Construction, ii, Oct. 1947, 29, illus.)
ST. ANSELME, QUE., college for the Marist Fathers, 1947 (C.R., lx, Feb. 1947, 146)
QUEBEC CITY, QUE., School of Forestry Engineering, Laval University, 1947 (C.R., lx, Oct. 1947, 188; Architecture Batiment Construction, ii, March 1947, 32, illus.)
GRANBY, QUE., Roman Catholic school, 1947 (C.R., lx, Oct. 1947, 188)
TROIS PISTOLES, QUE., Roman Catholic school, 1948 (C.R., lxi, April 1948, 144)
CAUSAPSCAL, QUE., Roman Catholic school, 1948 (C.R., lxi, Aug. 1948, 235)
ST. ROMAULD, QUE., Roman Catholic school for the Christian Brothers, 1948-49 (C.R., lxi, Dec. 1948, 106)
LEVIS, QUE., Desjardins Bank, 1948-49 (C.R., lxi, Dec. 1948, 110)
GRANBY, QUE., l'Assumption Roman Catholic Church, 1949 (C.R., lxii, May 1949, 162)
BAIE ST. PAUL, QUE., Roman Catholic College, 1949-50 (C.R., lxii, Dec. 1949, 87)
LAUZON, QUE., major addition to St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 1950 (C.R., lxiii, June 1950, 126)
QUEBEC CITY, QUE., major addition to Quebec Automobile Club, 2nd Avenue, 1950 (C.R., lxiii, Aug. 1950, 241)