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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] The home is now a historic house museum that is open to the public for guided tours from Victoria Day in May until Thanksgiving in October. [2] Its address is 335 Laurier Avenue East. [3]
Laurier House was willed to the Crown upon Mackenzie King's death in 1950 and was thus also available for designation as the prime minister's official residence at the time. [ 4 ] Louis St. Laurent was the first to take up residence at 24 Sussex Drive in 1951.
Laurier's brick residence in Ottawa is known as Laurier House National Historic Site, at the corner of what is now Laurier Avenue and Chapel Street. In their will, the Lauriers left the house to Prime Minister Mackenzie King , who in turn donated it to Canada upon his death.
The Fairmont Château Laurier is a 660,000-square-foot (61,000 m 2) hotel with 429 guest rooms in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located near the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive and designed in a French Gothic Revival Châteauesque style to complement the adjacent Parliament buildings.
Laurier Avenue (French: Avenue Laurier; Ottawa Road #48) is a central east west street running through Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as "Maria Street" (west of Waller) and "Theodore Street" (east of Waller), it was renamed in honour of Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier .
Carlos Santana is on the mend after an accidental fall at his home in Hawaii left him with a broken finger.. The legendary guitarist, 77, was set to begin a new set of shows in his Las Vegas ...
Following the conclusion of her cancer treatment in the fall, Kate began a slow return to royal duties. In December, she was photographed at an event for the state visit of the Emir of Qatar.
Doors Open Ottawa is an annual event held in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that gives the public access to many of the city's unique and historically significant buildings.