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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
For many, the downtown core is synonymous with the federal aspect of Ottawa's dual-identity. It is associated with Parliament Hill, politicians and red tape. But the site of Canada's seat of governmen...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Countless people have climbed, jumped, been photographed and generally monkeyed-around on John Hooper's “Balancing” sculpture. And that's exactly how he intended for this piece of public art to be use...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
This Bank of Nova Scotia building, opened in 1925, was designed by prominent Canadian architect John M. Lyle, who also designed Toronto's Union Station. The façade reflects an architectural trend of t...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Did you know that there were once bodies buried near the corner of Sparks and Elgin streets?For the first two years in Bytown, the dead had to be ferried across the Ottawa River and buried in Wrightsv...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Christ Church first opened in 1833 on land donated by Nicholas Sparks. The church lacked the funds to complete the construction of the structure and early parishioners sat on rough planks instead of p...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Opened as a park in 1967, this area was once home to the Roxborough Apartments – a prestigious address that many politicians called home, including Prime Minister Mackenzie King. When King left the Ro...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Graffiti is a controversial issue in Ottawa, as it is in many urban centres. For some, the difference between tagging and graffiti art is not well-understood (tagging is simply marking an area with a ...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
It's just a façade! This Queen Anne Revival-style façade was at one time the front of a two-and-a-half-storey brick house built in 1894 for James G. Fleck. When a high-rise hotel complex was built on ...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Completed in 1889 using New Brunswick olive sandstone, the Langevin Block was the first federal government office built beyond Parliament Hill.
Named for then-Minister of Public Works Sir Hector L...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Built in 1872, it is surprising that this is the oldest surviving residence in Downtown. Development pressures have resulted in many older homes being torn down over the decades.
This house was built...
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