Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Ghosts of Wellington: The restoration and reuse of ‘The Wellington Building’Wednesday, March 28, 2018CANADIAN INTERIORS, By Kristen Gagnon
Originally built in 1927 for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Ottawa, The Wellington Building is an adaptive reuse project architecturally...
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The East Block of Parliament | Eastern Departmental BuildingTuesday, February 21, 20172. The East Block of Parliament
Constructed: 1860 to 1865
Architects: Thomas Stent and Augustus Lever
The Eastern Departmental Building/East Block is located at 111...
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The Billings Estate HouseTuesday, February 21, 20173. The Billings Estate House
Constructed: 1827 - 1829
Designation: National Historic Site of Canada, 28 November 1968
The Billings Estate House, located at 2100 Cabot Street...
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NCC Had "No Choice" But To Approve Victims of Communism Site, Mills Email AssertsMonday, August 17, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
The National Capital Commission’s board had “no choice” but to agree to allow the Memorial to the Victims of Communism to be built on a contested site near the...
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Strutt House Receives Prestigious Preservation Grant from The Getty FoundationThursday, June 25, 2015
The Strutt House, an important modernist building in the Ottawa area, will benefit from a prestigious conservation grant from The Getty Foundation in California.
The Strutt Foundation is...
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Conservation Rights for Toronto BuildingsFriday, February 6, 2015
The following excerpt from BUILT HERITAGE NEWS speaks to the importance of proactive heritage preservation. We must identify and protect our heritage assets before they are under direct threat....
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Built Heritage Sub-Committee Recommends Designation for 66 and 78 Lisgar StreetThursday, October 9, 2014The Built Heritage Sub-Committee has recommended that Council issue a Notice of Intention to Designate the houses at 66 and 78 Lisgar Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
The...
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"Breathing New Life into Old Buildings" is Focus of 2014 Heritage Symposium in Smiths FallsThursday, October 9, 2014Smith Falls Record News, by Stacey Roy
A discussion around how to recapture the heritage properties of Smiths Falls and give them a new purpose in the community is the focus of the 3rd...
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Committee Ends Somerset House Fee BreakWednesday, October 8, 2014OTTAWA SUN, by Jon Willing
Mayor Jim Watson on Tuesday sent a message to the owner of the rundown Somerset House: "The free ride is over."
He easily won support of council's finance...
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NCC Plans Access to 'Hidden Treasure' of Bronson Pulp Mill Ruins and Richmond LandingTuesday, October 7, 2014OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Robert Sibley
A wobbly wrought iron staircase, weed-encrusted rock formations, and the finest panorama of the Ottawa River you could want — such are what the NCC will...