The House of the Head Man

The nuns in charge of the House of Refuge hired a handyman whom they nicknamed "the head man." From 1911 to 1952, Raoul Bissonnette assumed this role. He did not live at the House of Refuge itself but on the Refuge grounds in this white house, covered initially with red brick siding.
Raoul Bissonnette and his wife, Aurélie Latreille maintained a farm and garden. One of their daughters, Jeannette, married Joseph Pagé: hence the history of the Pagés of L'Orignal. The Bissonnettes lived in the central part of the house, while the Pagé family lived in the back.
In 1957, the house was sold to Roland Rochon and his wife, Gertrude. They lived there for 43 years until Gertrude sold the property in 1996.
The building has undergone several transformations over the years.
The new owners, Brigitte Bertrand and Michel Colle have made many renovations since their acquisition. In the process, they discovered a door in the back of a second-floor closet and a house foundation under an old porch that they had demolished.