Laurier House
Laurier House | |
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Location | 335 Laurier Avenue East Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6R4 |
Coordinates | 45°25′38″N 075°40′40″W / 45.42722°N 75.67778°W |
Built | 1878 |
Original use | Residence |
Current use | Museum |
Architect | James Mather |
Governing body | Parks Canada |
Website | Laurier House NHS |
Designated | 1956 |
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] 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]
History
The house was built in 1878, but it had significant later alterations. It now exhibits elements of the
Laurier lived there from 1897 until his death in 1919. His wife,
The Cabinet then briefly considered designating the home as the permanent official residence of the prime minister. However, the prime minister at the time, Louis St. Laurent, opposed designating it as such. Instead, 24 Sussex Drive—a property the Crown had acquired a few years earlier through expropriation—was selected and designated as the prime minister's official residence in 1951.
Many distinguished guests of Canada were received at this house, such as King
Under the terms of the Laurier House Act 1951, the home and its grounds were entrusted to the
In 2022, a memorial plaque was installed to the first Canadian code-breaking unit.[5]
References
- ^ ISSN 1920-9894.
- ^ "Plan your visit". Laurier House National Historic Site. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Laurier House. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
- ^ Laurier House National Historic Site Management Plan, Parks Canada, February 2007, pp. 2–3
- ^ "Таємниці оттавських шпигунів часів Другої світової війни". ottawa-future.com. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
External links
- Media related to Laurier House at Wikimedia Commons
- Laurier House National Historic Site