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This is a list of properties which have been designated by the City of Ottawa under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act as having cultural heritage value or interest. At many properties, a bronze plaque gives a bilingual description of the property's history.
Conceived and built at a time when Montreal was the metropolis of Canada, ... McKay, Emma ed. Montreal and Quebec City. Colour guide, 2005. p. 34, 106.
The Ottawa Commercial Historic District is a historic district in downtown Ottawa, Illinois. The district includes 195 buildings and structures, most of them commercial buildings, spread out over 26 city blocks. The oldest buildings in the district, located near the Illinois and Fox rivers, were built in the 1830s.
Laurier House (French: Maison Laurier) is a National Historic Site in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (in the Sandy Hill district). It was formerly the residence of two Canadian prime ministers: Sir Wilfrid Laurier (for whom the house is named) and William Lyon Mackenzie King. [1]
Originally known as Montreal Trust Place and Maison Astral. [61] [62] 32 Altitude Montreal: Altitude Montreal: 124 (407) 33 2013 Was the tallest residential building in Canada east of Toronto until 2016. [63] [64] 33= Sun Life Building: Sun Life Building: 122 (400) 26 1918 The tallest building in Montreal from 1931 until the completion of Tour ...
From the exterior it appears as a quintessential late-19th century Montreal business block with a diverse collection of buildings in different styles. Once inside the rear sections of those buildings have been oriented on to a vast open space, replete with reflecting pool, cafés, boutiques and other diverse services.
The site had previously been occupied by terrace-type townhouses along Saint Catherine, Union and Alymer, [3] built with stones from the ruins of the 1849 Parliament Building, [4] including the former home of Dr. William Hales Hingston, [4] mayor of Montreal from 1875 to 1877, at the southwest corner.
Victoriaville (French pronunciation: [viktɔʁjavil]) is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of Arthabaska, Saint-Victoire-d'Arthabaska and Victoriaville, the ...