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Explore Ottawa’s unique buildings FREE of charge! to 1917. The exterior of grey, rock-faced Gloucester limestone q 7. Billings Estate Artifact features perpendicular Gothic windows, buttresses, an ample Collection - Routhier Community polygonal apse and a substantial crenulated bell tower. Enjoy the massive hammer-beams of the chancel, the art glass in the great Centre west window, a memorial window to Prime Minister Sir Robert 172 Guigues St. Borden and family who worshipped here, and early 20th century Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. windows made by Ottawa’s Colonial Art Glass Company. Enjoy the Very few of the artifacts owned by the Billings Estate National unique nine-bell carillon and guided tours of the church and bell Historic Site are on display at any given time. Visitors to the storage tower. P, W, B, S, OC Transpo Route 5. facility will have a chance to see items that have never been on exhibit, while also discovering what is required to preserve artifacts q 4. Andrex House, Heritage NEW for safe keeping. Guided tours by collections staff will begin every 60 minutes on the half hour. Visitors are asked to meet the guide Canada Foundation Headquarters in the lobby of the Routhier Community Centre before they are led 190 Bronson Ave. to the storage area. Photography is allowed but flashes are not Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. q 1. Abbotsford House permitted. W, D, P, S, OC Transpo Routes 1, 9. A superb example of decorative Queen Anne Revival architecture, 950 Bank St. the house was built in 1889 for Robert J. Davidson of Davidson Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. q 8. Billings Estate National Lumber Company as a wedding present for his wife. He hired his Built in 1872 to serve as the private residence for Bytown pioneer Historic Site best workmen to carve and fit the ornate oak walls, floors and Alexander Mutchmor, and was officially recognized as a Designated 2100 Cabot St. ceilings. Today, it is the headquarters of the Heritage Canada Heritage Property in 1984. The plaque is located on the outside Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Foundation and the Ottawa Valley chapter of the Canadian Parks of the building under the dining room’s bay window. Built of stone The Billings Estate was built from 1827 to 1829 by Braddish and Wilderness Society. W, P, B, S, OC Transpo Route - please and in gothic revival style, it was thought of as “a mansion fair to Billings, the first settler in Gloucester. It was home to five visit the OC Transpo website for route information. temp the passing gaze” by the Board of Directors who purchased it generations of the Billings family. Visitors to the oldest wood-frame in 1889 as a home “to assist those who through age, infirmity and q 5. Arts Court house in Ottawa will have the chance to tour the house from misfortune were unable to help themselves.” Abbotsford House was basement to attic, observing architectural details while exploring 2 Daly Ave. renovated in 1928 (including the addition of a wing), and again in how the space has evolved over 180 years. Serenity Renewal for Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. / Sun. CLOSED the mid-70s. It was converted into a Seniors Recreational Drop- Families will be hosting a community picnic on Sunday afternoon. Arts Court, the former Carleton County Courthouse, was built in in-Centre, and remains an active Leisure and Resource Centre for W, D, P, B, OC Transpo Transit Station Pleasant Park. 1870 to replace the first courthouse and jail of 1842 that had burned Adults 55 and older. Three original marble fireplace mantels still beyond repair. Designed by architect Robert Surtees, the building adorn the parlour and dining room. The main floor will be available q 9. Blackburn Building boasts a number of Italianate features, including window surrounds, for viewing, and High Tea will be served at modest price in the 223 Somerset St. rusticated quoins and tall chimneystacks. The cornerstone includes Abbotsford Dining Room. W, D, P, R, B, OC Transpo 1, 7. Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. gold, silver and copper coins and bank tokens of the period. Two Built by Henry Blackburn and completed in 1936, the Blackburn years after the new courthouse on Elgin opened in 1986, this q 2. Algonquin Centre of is unique in its French Deco style. Designed by local Architect limestone building was transferred to the City of Ottawa. Arts Court Lucien Leblanc, this decorative site features a five storey atrium, Construction Excellence is now home to more than 25 arts and heritage organizations. Tour and wrap-around balconies. These are rare features for Canadian 1408 Woodroffe Ave. (ACCE Building) the building’s galleries. No photography permitted in galleries. W, architecture of the period but commonly found in Europe or Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. D, $P, S, all OC Transpo Routes to the Rideau Centre. Built in 2011, this 190,000 square foot contemporary facility was South America as the style maximizes natural light in the space. designed to be an inter-professional space that encourages q 6. Barry Padolsky Associates Historically built as a suite, fully furnished building for visiting collaboration between all construction and design related programs dignitaries and politicians. $P, S, OC Transpo Route - Please visit Inc. Architects, Mercury Court offered at the college in a single location. The space features: OC Transpo website for routes. a five-storey biowall made up of living plants that filters the air, Building built-in sensors located throughout the building to provide real- 377 Dalhousie St., Suite 313 Key to facilities time and historical building diagnostics via on-site LCD screens, a Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. / Sun. CLOSED green roof and much more. Additional parking can be found at 100 The former home of the Larocque Department Store, this building W = Public washrooms was originally constructed in 1923 with additions made to the space Constellation Dr. throughout the weekend event only. W, D, P, B, D = Disabled access $P, OC Transpo Routes 95, 118. in 1930 by Werner Ernst Noffke. The space was renovated and expanded from 1989 to 1993 by Barry Padolsky Associates Inc P = Free parking nearby q 3. All Saints’ Sandy Hill Architects. It is now home to the Architectural Firm by the same B = Bike parking 317 Chapel St. (at Laurier) name. Some features include a Mercury weathervane from the Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. workshop of W. H. Mullins of Salem, Ohio. The weathervane was $P = Metered/paid parking nearby Designed by architect Alfred M. Calderon, All Saints’ was founded rescued from the former Sun Life Building located at Sparks and R = Refreshments/snacks for sale Bank St, which was significantly altered in 1949. W, D, P, B, $P, OC by Sir Henry Newell Bate, the “Grocer King”, and first Chairman of S = On shuttle route the Ottawa Improvement Commission (later the NCC) from 1899 Transpo Routes 1, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18. ottawa.ca/doorsopen q 10. Blessed Sacrament NEW q 12. Britannia Yacht Club q 16. Canadian Guide Dogs for the 2777 Cassels St., North Side of Tennis Church Blind - National Training Centre 194 Fourth Ave. Courts at the end of Cassels Street 4120 Rideau Valley Dr. N., Manotick Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. / Sun. 1 p.m. Sat. CLOSED / Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. / Sun. CLOSED to 4 p.m. Established in 1887 the Britannia Yacht Club was built from an old Established in 1984, Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind provides Blessed Sacrament Church is a Catholic Parish in the Glebe saw mill. Club members have won many championships and one professionally trained guide dogs for visually impaired Canadians celebrating its 100th anniversary. The church, built in 1932, had Olympic gold medal. The newly renovated club boasts the beautiful from coast to coast, and assistance dogs for individuals with a distinctly different character from then existing Ottawa Catholic Dragon Lounge where visitors can see a unique bar fashioned out mobility-related disabilities in the Ottawa area. Join us as we churches. The architects were J. Gibb Morton and Arthur Martin. of a dragon sail boat. Visitors will notice a large stone tower that is offer an inside view of the organization with tours of the kennels The massive low altar with its Greek monogram, the choirs part of the original structure. Despite additions the clubhouse retains and residence buildings, a video presentation, and training adjoining the sanctuary and the unobstructed high interior all recall its historic appearance. The Club offers one of the best views of the demonstrations. The current location of the National Training Centre the churches of the Roman Empire of the fifth century. The stained Ottawa River and is enjoyed by members all year round. W, D, P, R, in Manotick opened in 1988. The organization has trained more than glass windows are a significant feature. W, D, P, B, OC Transpo B, OC Transpo Route 16 Britannia. 700 working guide dog teams.W, D, P. Route - please visit the OC Transpo website for route information. q 13. Bruyère Continuing Care - NEW q 17. Canadian Space Services Ltd. Bruyère Hospital 2336 Craig’s Side Road, Carp 43 Bruyère St. Sat. CLOSED / Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.