Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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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...
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The 2015 Gordon Cullingham Research & Publication FundMonday, October 6, 2014APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 1, 2014Heritage Ottawa invites applications for the Gordon Cullingham Research and Publication Fund. The funding program was created in 2008 and named...
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Chaudiere's Significance Has Many LayersSunday, October 5, 2014OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Randy Boswell
The rezoning plan tentatively approved Thursday for Windmill’s redevelopment of the Chaudière islands was billed, in part, as a project that will “celebrate...
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Colloquium Spotlights Residential Gothic Revival ArchitectureMonday, September 29, 2014HERITAGE OTTAWA
Members of Heritage Ottawa were amongst the many attendees this weekend at a landmark colloquium entitled "The Origins and Significance of Residential Gothic Architecture in...
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Pugin Lecture a Great SuccessFriday, September 26, 2014HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa inaugurated its 2014 - 2015 Lecture Series this evening with a riveting and well received lecture on the topic of Gothic Revival architecture.
Dr....
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Aberdeen Pavilion Voted "Most Eye-Pleasing Building" in OttawaSunday, September 21, 2014HERITAGE OTTAWA
Readers of the Ottawa Citizen have voted the Aberdeen Pavilion as Ottawa's "most eye-pleasing building".
Designed by Ottawa architect Moses C. Edey and built in 1898...
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Sandy Hill Demonstration Calls For Protection of Heritage CharacterThursday, September 18, 2014By David B. Flemming
Approximately 140 Sandy HIll residents and supporters, including many Heritage Ottawa members, turned out for a Heritage Demonstration and March in Sandy Hill yesterday...