CHAREST, Elzear (1850-1927)
(biography in preparation)
Elzear CHAREST (works in Quebec City unless noted)
D'ARTIGNY STREET, house for Mrs. Isaie Veronneau, 1879 (ACQ, A. Vocelle, notaire, 22 Sept. 1879, no. 4802)
PREVOST STREET, house for Mrs. J.B. Turner, 1881 (ACQ, L.P. Sirois, notaire, 23 June 1881, no. 1482; 28 June 1881, no. 1485)
ABRAHAM HILL, reconstruction of a house for Joseph Brodrique, 1881 (ACQ, L. Leclerc, notaire, 24 Aug. 1881, no. 6747)
D'AIGUILLON STREET, house for Augustin Dorval, 1881 (ANQ, H. Bolduc, notaire, 16 July 1881, no. 20016)
ST. JEAN STREET, at Claire Fontaine Street, house for Ferdinand Giguere, 1882 (ACQ, C. Labrecque, notaire, 22 May 1882, no. 3975)
ST. VALLIER STREET, house for Mrs. J.F.E. Plamondon, 1882 (ACQ, L.P. Falardeau, notaire, 29 Aug. 1882, no. 6668)
ST. JOSEPH STREET, house for Louis P. Huot, 1884 (ACQ, J.E. Boily, notaire, 14 Oct. 1884, no. 971)
ST. FRANCOIS STREET, house for Mrs. F. Soucy, 1885 (ACQ, L. Leclerc, notaire, 16 May 1885, no. 8590)
BEAUPORT, large residence for Joseph Desire Marcoux, Royale Street, 1885; restored, and still standing in 2021 (inf. Yves Guillet, St. Lambert, Que.)
ST. JEAN STREET, new facade of a house for Thomas Lemieux, 1889 (ACQ, F.X. Gosselin, notaire, 24 July 1889, no. 603)
QUEBEC STREET RAILWAY CO., St. Joseph Street, at St. Vallier Street, car barns, 1890 (ACQ, J. Savard, notaire, 16 May 1890, no. 1990)
D'ARTIGNY STREET, house for Joseph N. Miller, 1891 (ACQ, P.E. Belanger, notaire, 23 July 1891, no. 1516)
UNION ST. JOSEPH & ST. ROCH, facade for a house, 1892 (ACQ, P. E. Belanger, notaire, 18 Feb. 1892, no. 1467)
PAQUET BUILDING, St. Joseph Street near Crown Street, for Zephirin Paquet, 1893 (C.A.B., vii, Jan. 1894, 17, descrip.)
Elzear CHAREST (buildings for the Quebec Dept. of Public Works)
HULL, QUE., Provincial Court House, Main Street, 1891; addition of a new top storey to the Jail, 1897; Prison, 1900 (Daily Citizen [Ottawa], 11 April 1891, 5, descrip.; 14 July 1897, 8, descrip., but incorrectly credited to "Mr. Charron [sic], Architect")
BRYSON, QUE., Provincial Court House, 1891
RIMOUSKI, QUE., Provincial Court House, 1898
VALLEYFIELD, QUE., Provincial Court House, Champlain Street, 1901-03 (M. Carter, Early Canadian Court Houses, 1983, 215, illlus.)
(with R.A. Brassard) MONTREAL, QUE., annex to the Palais de Justice, St. James Street at St. Gabriel Street, 1903-05 (La Presse [Montreal], 14 Dec. 1903, 12)
SHERBROOKE, QUE., Provincial Court House, Palais Avenue, designed 1899; built 1904-06 (C.R., x, 30 Aug. 1899, 2; M. Carter, Early Canadian Court Houses, 1983, 95, 215, illus.)
ST. JOSEPH DE BEAUCE, QUE., major alterations to Provincial Court House, 1905 (La Presse [Montreal], 8 Sept. 1905, 9, illus. & descrip.)
CHICOUTIMI, QUE., Normal School, Price Street East, 1907 (Continute [Quebec City], No. 37, Summer 1987, 19)
MONTREAL, QUE., major addition and new wing for the Jacques Cartier Normal School, Lafontaine Park, 1909 (Montreal Daily Star, 17 Feb. 1909, 16, descrip.)
VILLE MONTCALM, (near Quebec City), major addition to Laval Normal School, Ste. Foy Road, 1910 (ACQ, C.E. Taschereau, notaire, 16 June 1910, no. 5400)
MONT LAURIER, QUE., Provincial Court House, 1911-12 (C.R., xxv, 1 Nov. 1911, 56, t.c.; M. Carter, Early Canadian Court Houses, 1983, 211, illus.)
LA TUQUE, QUE., Town Hall, 1913; altered 1965 (Parks Canada, Town Halls of Canada, 1987, 272, illus.)
ST. HYACINTHE, QUE., major addition to Provincial Court House, 1914-15 (ACQ, L. Canron, 9 Dec. 1914, no. 261)