Architecture of Ottawa

10 December 2009
1838 – Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario

1838 – Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario

The residence was built in 1838 to house Scottish stone mason Thomas McKay and his family, who occupied the residence until 1855. Queen Victoria chose Ottawa in 1858 as the new capital of...

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10 December 2009
1877 – St Alban’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario

1877 – St Alban’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: Thomas Fuller Ottawa’s oldest surviving church building and was designed by Thomas Fuller, who also designed Canada’s original Parliament Buildings. However, the location of the church, meant that Fuller’s elaborate plans had...

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10 December 2009
1878 – Laurier House, Ottawa, Ontario

1878 – Laurier House, Ottawa, Ontario

Located in a quiet residential neighbourhood close to Parliament Hill, Laurier House is a National Historic Site. It was built in 1878 in the Second Empire Style, popular in North America at the...

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10 December 2009
1885 – Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa, Ontario

1885 – Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: Georges Buillon The first plan dates from 1839 but the work on the building’s structure was conducted between 1841 and 1865, and the interior ornamentation, from 1876 to 1885. Missionaries on temporary...

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01 October 2009
1893 – St. Joseph’s Church, Ottawa, Ontario

1893 – St. Joseph’s Church, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: W.E. Doran

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01 October 2009
1897 – Sun Life Assurance, Ottawa, Ontario

1897 – Sun Life Assurance, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: E.L. Horwood

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01 October 2009
1898 – Residence, Ottawa, Ontario

1898 – Residence, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: Band, Burritt & Meredith

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01 October 2009
1907 – New Departmental & Justice Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario

1907 – New Departmental & Justice Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: Darling & Pearson

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01 October 2009
1907 – New Departmental Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario

1907 – New Departmental Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: E. & W.S. Maxwell

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