GAGNON, Jean Berchmans (1912-1979) was born at Ste. Marie de Beauce, Que. on 3 March 1912 and educated in Quebec City where he graduated from the local Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1934. He opened an office in his home town in Beauce County in late 1934 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xi, Dec. 1934, 187). In 1936 he moved his office to nearby Thetford Mines, Que. and continued to practise there for the duration of his career. Virtually all of his professional activity was devoted to preparation of plans of churches, convents, schools, and seminary buildings for the Roman Catholic parishes in Beauce County in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec. Berchmans died at Thetford Mines on 9 October 1979 (biog. and list of works in Qui etes-Vous [Montreal], 1946, 85; inf. Prov. of Quebec Assoc. of Architects).
THETFORD MINES, QUE., Roman Catholic school, 1937 (C.R., l, 11 Aug. 1937, 32)
THETFORD MINES, QUE., Dominion Public Building, St. Alphonse Street at Notre Dame Street, 1938 (C.R., li, 23 Mrch 1938, 114; Parks Canada, Summary Classification of Heritage Buildings, 1982, by Gregory Utas, 60)
ST. GEORGES WEST, QUE., parish hall for the Roman Catholic church, 1939 (C.R., lii, 22 Feb. 1939, 132)
ARMSTRONG, QUE., Canadian Customs Border Station, designed 1939; built 1949 (inf. Robert Hunter, Parks Canada, Ottawa)
ST. PIERRE DE BROUGHTON, QUE., Roman Catholic church, 1941-42 (C.R., liv, 13 Aug. 1941, 29; La Presse [Montreal], 6 June 1942, 44, illus.)
ASBESTOS, QUE., Roman Catholic school, 1941 (C.R., liv, 9 July 1941, 32)
STRATFORD, QUE., St. Gabriel Roman Catholic church, c. 1946 (Qui etes-Vous [Montreal], 1946, 85, list of works)
RICHMOND, QUE., Ste. Famille Roman Catholic Church, c. 1946 (Qui etes-Vous [Montreal], 1946, 85, list of works)
PLESSISVILLE, QUE., St. Edouard Roman Catholic School, c. 1946 (Qui etes-Vous [Montreal], 1946, 85, list of works)
ST. GEORGES, QUE., St. Thomas Roman Catholic Seminary, 1946-47 (C.R., lix, June 1946, 138; Nov. 1946, 98)
VICTORIAVILLE, QUE., Lactantia Dairy Co Ltd., large dairy plant and office building, 1946-47 (C.R., lix, Nov. 1946, 104; Financial Post [Toronto], 21 Dec. 1946, 11)
THETFORD MINES, QUE., Arts & Trades School for the Province of Quebec, St. Alphonse Street, 1947 (C.R., lx, July 1947, 104; Architecture Batiment Construction, ii, Dec. 1947, 38, illus.)
BEAUCEVILLE, QUE., St. Joseph Roman Catholic Hospital, 1947 (C.R., lx, July 1947, 108)
ST. GEORGES WEST, QUE., Roman Catholic school, 1947 (C.R., lx, July 1947, 106)
THETFORD MINES, QUE., Roman Catholic Normal School for the Grey Nuns, 1947-48 (C.R., lx, Nov. 1947, 146)
ST. GEORGES, QUE., social centre, public hall, and bowling alleys, for the Centre Social St. Georges, 1948 (C.R., lxi, June 1948, 164)
ASBESTOS, QUE., Roman Catholic school and residence, 1948 (C.R., lxi, Aug. 1948, 232)
THETFORD MINES, QUE., Roman Catholic school and residence, 1948 (C.R., lxi, Aug. 1948, 232)
THETFORD MINES, theatre, store and office for L.A. Payeur, 1948 (C.R., lxi, Sept. 1948, 132)
ST. FERDINAND, QUE., Roman Catholic hospital for the Sisters of Charity, 1948-49 (C.R., lxi, Oct. 1948, 180)
VICTORIAVILLE, QUE., Bell Telephone Exchange, 1948-49 (C.R., lxi, Dec. 1948, 110)
THETFORD MINES, QUE., Notre Dame Roman Catholic church and presbytery, 1949-50 (C.R., lxii, Sept. 1949, 160)
THETFORD MINES, QUE., cafeteria and service building for Bell Asbestos Mines, 1949-50 (C.R., lxii, Dec. 1949, 93)
ST. MARIE DE BEAUCE, QUE., major addition to the College Ste. Marie, 1950 (C.R., lxiii, June 1950, 124)