CA-K458Economy & trade

Joseph Casavant, organ builder of Saint-Hyacinthe

Joseph Casavant, portrait restored from a 1914 publication. Casavant, Joseph · Ty's Commons · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Joseph Casavant left blacksmithing at 27 to study music and became a builder of musical instruments, producing his first church organ in his Saint-Hyacinthe shop in 1840. By his retirement in 1866 Casavant organs were in demand throughout eastern Canada, and under his sons Claver and Samuel, Casavant Frères won an international reputation.

Scope & context

Casavant as described in his designation, not the firm’s later history.

Sources behind this record

Joseph Casavant National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text