Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Free Symposium Considers Sustainable Heritage Conservation, Architectural Salvage and ReuseThursday, October 11, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Carleton University’s School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies is hosting a free symposium, HERITAGE IN REVERSE: Material Values, Waste and Deconstruction, to be held...
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New Report Calls for Changes to Better Protect Ottawa's Heritage DistrictsThursday, October 11, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
A new report by award-winning heritage conservation expert Julian Smith expresses concerns that the integrity of Ottawa's designated Heritage Conservation Districts is being...
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Heritage experts say homeowners need greater incentives to keep up their propertiesWednesday, October 10, 2018CAPITAL CURRENT, By Jackie Bastianon, Michael Charlebois, Caroline Mercer
On a bright autumn day in Hintonburg, pedestrians cross Wellington Street to avoid a stretch of sidewalk that has...
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Magee House demolition passes planning committeeTuesday, October 9, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By David Reevely
Hintonburg’s Magee House got closer to demolition Tuesday, as city council’s planning committee approved plans to tear the historic building down for public...
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Rockcliffe's Hart Massey home earns designation as a National Historic SiteMonday, October 8, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Aeden Helmer
A Rockcliffe Park home designed by famed architect Hart Massey has been designated a site of national significance in an announcement by Parks Canada.
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City orders Somerset House owner to make repairsFriday, October 5, 2018CBC NEWS, By Laura Osman
The city has ordered the owner of the historic and long-vacant Somerset House to make crucial repairs to the building in hopes of preventing it from deteriorating...
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City of Ottawa Heritage Awards: Call for Entries Now OpenFriday, October 5, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
The City of Ottawa recognizes outstanding achievements in heritage conservation with the Ottawa Heritage Awards, formerly known as the Ottawa Architectural Conservation...
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Château Carleton? Architecture students take stab at hotel additionFriday, October 5, 2018CBC NEWS
Two years of conflict over plans to expand the historic Fairmont Château Laurier got Carleton University architecture professor Mariana Esponda thinking.
Why not invite her...
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'Not an inspiring day for heritage in Ottawa' as Magee House demolition approvedThursday, October 4, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By David Reevely
Hintonburg’s half-collapsed Magee House has to be torn down, the city’s committee on heritage buildings agreed Thursday.
The same meeting included a...
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Committee approves demolition of historic Magee HouseThursday, October 4, 2018CBC NEWS, By Laura Osman
The city's built-heritage committee has given the owner of Magee House approval to tear the historic building down, ideally before the snow falls.
It's...