Parliament Buildings

“Parliament Buildings National Historic Site of Canada is prominently located on a hill above the Ottawa River on Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Four Gothic Revival style buildings grouped on landscaped grounds, namely the West Block, the Centre Block, ...

Langevin Block

“Langevin Block National Historic Site of Canada, stands within Confederation Square National Historic Site of Canada, located on Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Prominently situated opposite Parliament Buildings National Historic Site of Canada, it is one of the finest ...

Justice Building

“The Justice Building is a large and prominent landmark on Wellington Street where it stands immediately west of Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The building was built in 1935-38 to designs by Burritt and Horwood under the supervision of T.W. Fuller, ...

Hope Building

“The Hope Building stands on a narrow site on the north side of Sparks Street in the core of the Ottawa business district. The Hope Building was built in 1910 by Holbrooke and Sutherland, contractors to the designs of W.E. ...

East and West Memorial Buildings

“The East and West Memorial Buildings were constructed in 1950-54 and 1954-58, respectively. The East Memorial Building originally housed the Department of Veterans Affairs, while the West Memorial Building housed various government departments, including the Department of Trade and Commerce. ...

Blackburn Building

“In the central business district of Ottawa, the Blackburn Building is situated on the north side of Sparks Street. It is a large, ten story, reinforced concrete structure with a stone-facing.

“It was built in three sections between 1911 and ...

Birks Building

“The Birks Building (formerly the Rosenthal Building) was built in 1910-11 by C.E. Deakin, a Montreal contractor, to the designs of Weekes and Keefer, Ottawa architects. It is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its ...

Bate Building

“The tall Bate Building is situated on the north side of Sparks Street in the core of Ottawa’s central business district. Built in 1859, the Bate building has undergone many changes resulting in the loss of architectural integrity. Apparently the ...

Bank of Montreal

“The Bank of Montreal is situated between Wellington and Sparks streets, opposite to Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The Bank of Montreal, Ottawa, was built in 1930-32 to designs by Ernest Barott of Barott and Blackader, architects, of Montreal. For its ...

Jardin de Mesquite Mural

Directing artist Ken Wolverton and a team of Court Youth Center artists (contracted by a committee composed of Las Esperanzas members) produced the Jardin de Mesquite mural, in honor of the historic Las Cruces neighborhood. Eight vibrant colored ceramic tile ...