The Frégeau Building

Also the Journal Office

Centenaire de Rock Island

• p. 12
• Fregeau Building (built 1819)
• Torn down when Canadian Customs inspection station was built
• First water-powered generator
• Owned by Sam Fregeau
• Home of the Rock Island Overall Co.

Stanstead Journal

• March 5, 1970
• “Bouchard block and IGA store on Main Street”
• Fregeau building on Main Street

Men of today in the Eastern townships

• p. 172-173
• James Albert Gilmore (photo)
• Commenced business as general grocer, Rock Island
• Entered partnership with S. T. Fregeau , 1891, in Rock Island Overall Co.
• Sold out to Fregeau in 1893
• Founded Globe Suspender Co., 1894
• Partnership with B. P. Ball, sold out to him in 1910
• 1910: new business: “James A. Gilmore Co.” manufacturing “Everright” overalls and shirts.
• 3 times mayor (Rock Island??)

S.H.S. Collection

• ROA - ROC. F3T1. Rock Island, file 2 of 6. Coupures de presse « Could go soon [photo et vignette] », Stanstead Journal, 8 août 1968, [n.p.].
• Traite de la possible destruction du bâtiment Frégeau (« Frégeau building ») pour faire place à un nouveau « Customs & Immigration building ».
• HA. F2T1. Haskell Free Library and Opera House, file 3 of 3. Programme « American Legion, International Minstrels and Specialties », 28 et 29 avril [19??, après 1918], 30 p.
• Le programme contient plusieurs publicités (de type carte d’affaire) de commerçants de Rock Island.
• Ludger Salois est le propriétaire du "Fregeau Block".

Documents visuels

Frégeau Building, [ca1968] Journal Office & Fregeau Factory - S791 Rock Island Manufacturing Co., Fregeau Building

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