Join this channel to benefit from exclusive advantages: / @the_dank_family / @the_dank_family Welcome to The Dank Family channel! Today, we meet for a new video in which we investigated the old courthouse of the city of L'Assomption! We witnessed several EXTREME paranormal phenomena! We would like to thank Allison Dion as well as the city of L'Assomption for the opportunity to visit the old courthouse! A big thank you to my team for this great investigation! Don't hesitate to leave a like, subscribe and activate the notification bell so you don't miss the next exciting videos from Jayzzy and will_the_dank! Thank you! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our social networks: -Tiktok: / jayzzytv -Tiktok: / will_the_dank -Instagram: / jayzzy_tv -Instagram: / willthedank -Twitch: / the_jayzzy_channel -Twitch: / will_the_dank -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location of the investigation: The old palace of the Assumption. Website: www.vieuxpalais.com History: The Old Palace of the Assumption is a building built in three parts. In 1811, a first construction, the Lebourdais house which constitutes the eastern part of the building, was started by Laurent Dorval (son). The end of the work was however supervised by the merchant Laurent Leroux who acquired it before it was finished. In 1822, the latter hired Jacques Duffault, who built a second building that constitutes the western part of the building, the Gamelin-Woolrich house, and then the last construction that constitutes the central part (store) between 1822 and 1830 and which houses a Hudson's Bay Company counter. 1842: The building loses its original function. Indeed, Jean-Moïse Raymond (1787-1843), a politician from Lower Canada and then from United Canada and son-in-law of Laurent Leroux, is appointed registrar of the district of Leinster, which includes the county of L'Assomption. He transforms the building bequeathed by his father-in-law to install, in place of his home located in the eastern part, the county registry office. The store that until then occupied the central part is reassigned to a courthouse on the upper floor and to offices for the county council on the ground floor. As for the western part, it serves as his home. 1860: The L'Assomption County Council hires architect Victor Bourgeau (1809-1888) to carry out modifications. Bourgeau, who had already worked on the expansion of the L'Assomption church (1857), is renowned in the Montreal region for his religious works inspired by neo-Gothic or neo-Baroque. His contribution mainly concerns the central part, in particular the courtroom furniture, the interior decor, the arched windows on the second floor, the portal and the modillion cornice on the façade. The old L'Assomption courthouse was classified in 1973. It has benefited from a protected area since 1975. Today, it is still the oldest county courthouse in Quebec. While the courthouse was only used until 1923, the registry office remained open until 1979. In the 1980s, the building was abandoned despite its historical and social importance, even putting its existence in jeopardy. Under the leadership of Ms. Françoise Mayrand since 1987, she devoted her energies to restoring each part of the building in addition to hosting numerous film and television productions and a cultural center. Since 2020, this jewel has been the property of the City of L'Assomption. The city's mandate was to preserve, develop and make it accessible to the population for cultural and recreational purposes.