Lost Buildings
Rideau Street Convent : Built around for the Grey Nuns around 1888. Demolished around 1972 in a tragic affair that gave life to Heritage Ottawa. The attached glorious Chapel (not visible here) was preserved and later re-erected inside the National Gallery.
Here is a collection of historic postcards highlighting the beauty of the Rideau Convent Chapel
Century Building : Designed by James Mather (Rideau Club, Marlborough apartments) and constructed at the northmost end of Lansdowne Park in 1875. It was the oldest building of the Central Canada Exhibition when it was demolished in 1991.
Connaught Public School : A proud resident of Gladstone Avenue near Parkdale Avenue for many decades, its owners demolished and replaced it in 1993.
Kent Street School : Built in 1869 as Central School West, it was demolished about 1971. A 60th anniversary publication in 1929 called it "one of the most imposing public schools in Canada." Its cupola was renowned.
Daly Building : This noteworthy structure was designed by Moses Edey and erected in 1905 as a department store in the Chicago Style - a steel frame allowing lots of glass. This was how it looked when built, before it was defaced by the addition of two storeys, then by the removal of the cornice and finally by the obliteration of most of the glass by garish colors.
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HERITAGE ON LEBRETON FLATS:
COMMEMORATING THE 1962 EXPROPRIATION
On April 19, 1962, residents of LeBreton Flats received a letter notifying them that the National Capital Commission (NCC) had expropriated their property. Impetus for the project came from the Greber Plan. As part of commemorative efforts to honour WWII veterans, Greber was tasked with turning Ottawa into a national capital fitting for all Canadians. By the end of 1965, the area known as ‘The Flats’ had been completely razed as one of Ottawa’s largest urban renewal projects. Read More
The Ontario Heritage Toolkit are guides explaining the Ontario Heritage Act, the Planning Act, and the Historic Places Initiative.
The Ontario Heritage Act gives municipalities and the provincial government powers to preserve the Ontario's heritage buildings and archaeological sites. Learn More
2011 Heritage Forum for Ottawa Communities
2011 Heritage Forum for Ottawa Communities
"The 2011 Heritage Forum for Ottawa Communities was held on October 15 at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New Edinburgh. Organized jointly by Heritage Ottawa and the New Edinburgh Community Alliance (NECA), the purpose of the event was to bring communities together to discuss a collaborative and proactive approach to heritage conservation in Ottawa. The event drew over forty participants, with over a dozen Ottawa communities represented. This report is a summary of the information presented and main points of discussion at the event."
Read the Event Report here PDF
Ottawa’s Terra Cotta Architecture: Two Walking Tours:
Designed for residents and tourists alike, this publication consists of two self-guided walking tours of Ottawa’s existing, and vanished, terra cotta buildings in Centretown and the Downtown Core. More information
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