William, son of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard pioneer Alphonse Beauchamp, married Florida Lorion in 1903. In 1911, Joseph-Louis Hébert, owner of the Sweetsburg House Hotel near Cowansville, sold the site to William Beauchamp. The first newspaper mention of the Hôtel des Pins appeared in 1933. Not to be confused with the Villa des Pins boarding house and the Auberge des Pins, which also existed in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard.
The name des Pins or The Pines is very common in the Laurentians. This tree species is abundant in our forests and is frequently used as a building material, particularly the red pine variety.
In 1941, Beauchamp sold the two-storey, 14-room hotel, including all the furnishings, to Camille Sigouin, a butcher from Saint-Hippolyte. Over the years, the hotel has undergone a succession of owners. The old hotel rooms have since been converted into apartments.
Source : Ad published in La Presse, Montreal, July 1st, 1933, p. 39.