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This house, located directly across the street from the Catholic Church on Main Street, was the original Catholic Church in Mansonville.  It was built in 1880 and was moved to its present location in 1919.  For 15 years, it was used as a convent for the nuns Les Filles de la Charité du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus who resided there.  This order taught the Catholic children in Mansonville from 1924 to 1965.  Honoré Carrier (1878-1970) acquired the building following the nuns' departure.  Honoré Carrier came to Mansonville in 1917 and with his wife, Georgianna Blais, brought up a family of 14 children.  The building was owned by one of his sons, Jean-Thomas Carrier, who lived there with his wife, Huguette Maheux, until his death in 2012.  Mrs. Carrier continues to live in her home.  Eventually, this building was divided into two apartments, one of which served as Mansonville's popular notions store operated for several years by Mr. Carrier's sister, Juliette Carrier-Maheu.^[1]

This building, of traditional American style, has strong heritage value, according to its classification by Claude Bergeron, who was commissioned by the Municipal Council to evaluate the buildings within the urban perimeter of Mansonville.  The classification considers only the historical value with no particular weighting as to authenticity.