Established in 1967 Winter 1999 Celebrating our 30th year Volume 25, No. 4

Dedicated to Preserving Our Built Heritage

CHUM now has City support to The President’s Report — erect its enormous tower in the Market. Visually offensive, The Year in Review monstrously out of scale, destruc- tive of the heritage integrity of this By Carolyn Quinn designated Heritage District, and, we now know, unnecessary for its This past year has been a busy one for sector company Eau Vive, who provided stated broadcast purposes. both canoe and boatman. Six other Heritage . The organization has Byward Market resident John informative and unique tours kept partici- successfully fulfilled its mandate to edu- Edwards has been following the pants returning for more! cate and inform residents and visitors of curious twisted story and submits A special thank you goes out to all the city’s valuable heritage buildings and this probe of the strange goings-on. districts. The armchair and walking tours the intrepid volunteer guides who con- exposed many to the benefits of heritage tribute so much to the success of these conservation practice, however, our valuable tours: John Leaning, Terry advocacy work has been arguably less deMarsh, Fern Graham, Judy Deegan, The Proposed successful in meeting our preservation Glenn Lockwood, Louisa Coates and goals. Mark Brandt. Thank you one and all!! February and March saw the pre- Heritage Ottawa was also an active CHUM Tower participant in several events celebrating sentation of five instructive and entertain- If Moses Znaimer and CHUM, his the city’s history and heritage including ing slide-shows where topics ranged Toronto-based radio and television con- Heritage Day ceremonies hosted at All from the fascinating landscape history of glomerate, have their way, a 127-foot Saints’ Church in Sandy Hill, Colonel By the Central Experimental Farm by histori- tower, equivalent in height to a 10-storey Day activities and more recently Bytown an Edwinna von Baeyer, to a highly infor- building, will be erected on a squat 2- Days in the Byward Market. Heritage mative evening with architect Lyette storey structure in the historic Byward Ottawa will be represented in the Local Fortin who spoke on the restoration of Market along with a considerable number Architectural Conservation Advisory the Parliamentary Precinct. In between, of 13-foot wide dishes on the roof. Committee’s Quarter Century Report, we enjoyed the architecture of Werner From public records, from scrutiniz- due to be released in the new year, with Noffke with Gordon Cullingham; we visit- ing City files, from discussion with a vari- articles contributed by several members ed the Art Deco hotels and theatres of ety of experts and lawyers, and from an of the Board. Miami with Paul Stumes; and architect October meeting with Moses Znaimer These successes were accompa- Richard Limmert shared his restoration and some of his staff, an interesting tale nied by serious losses for Ottawa’s her- and adaptive re-use of the old Fraser emerges of an enterprise determined to itage. Over the summer City Council Schoolhouse at 62 John Street. get its way, an out-played city administra- approved the construction of a 45-metre Our walking tour season was a great tion, and a community fighting an tower in the heart of the Byward Market success again this year beginning with eleventh-hour action. and the demolition of two buildings on architect John Leaning leading the way CHUM is on track to pull off a in the soon-to-be-designated through the back alleys of and remarkable public relations coup — the Heritage District. In both cases the vote ending with architect Mark Brandt’s capti- creation of an attention-demanding bea- was a six-to-five split against heritage vating visit, via canoe, to historic Victoria con for their new premises, a signpost preservation. Island and Chaudière Falls. This latter visible from and tour involved partnering with the private Heritage Ottawa, among other Continued page 2 Continued page 3

1 President’s Report… preservation of the commercial function of Bank Street for the last century and longer. The LACAC voted unanimously groups, lobbied against the proposed against the demolition and pressed for STAY transmission tower at 87 George Street their preservation alongside Heritage as inappropriate for Ottawa’s most Ottawa at the Planning and Economic ALERT!!! historic heritage designated district in Development Committee. The City of terms of its size, scale, materials and Ottawa Official Plan states the block in Shocking as it may seem, the NCC detailing. Unfortunately, the majority question is the most significant heritage have not given up plans for the widen- of city councillors were blinded by area on Bank Street. Further backing ing of . The fixation Nokomis, the Algonquin goddess came from the City Centre Coalition with “la grande allée” or boulevard to weathervane that will sit atop the and the Heritage Foundation. meet the Peace Tower of the Centre structure. So they gave CHUM Media But this support was not enough. Block at huge cost to the heritage the unfair advantage of having what The preservation of our historic building fabric of the city is still being amounts to oversized signage. (See urban fabric is not about being anti- considered. As the NCC celebrates it John Edwards’ report on page...) development. Providing designated 100th anniversary it is surprising that City Council also voted to give protection to important heritage more attention has not been paid to Standard Life the go-ahead to demolish resources in the community does not one of the first reports prepared for the two buildings at 142-148 Bank Street preclude redevelopment of the site. then Ottawa Improvement Commission that comprise one-third of the buildings Many examples of creative, award- by landscape architect Frederick Todd. on the west side of the block. This will winning solutions involving the He advises against approaching the result in the loss of a critical mass of adaptive re-use of heritage buildings city as a “Washington of the north.” its heritage building stock and destroy exist in our city. Mr. Gréber certainly recognized this the historic commercial streetscape. On a happier note, the Central when he proposed the widening of Combined the buildings of the block cre- Experimental Farm, recently given a , a boulevard that culmi- ate a high concentration of old National Historic Site designation, has nates with Confederation Square structures that have contributed to the seen a real commitment on the part of before curving westward to reveal the the department of Agriculture and Agri- city’s magnificent Gothic Revival pile. Foods Canada with the appointment of Heritage Ottawa will need all the sup- an official advisory council on heritage port we can muster to prevent the matters and the commitment of some butchering of so some $250,000 to the restoration of the Booth politician or bureaucrat can leave their Barn. (Please see “Central Experimental mark, or in this case scar, on the city. Farm” on page...) As the NCC considers spending The year 2000 will bring new chal- untold sums on this misguided concept lenges for the organization. We must other heritage property under its stew- consider certain inevitable changes if our ardship, namely the modest but impor- preservation goals are to remain relevant tant houses on the Nicholas/Waller tri- within the expanding regional political angle, heritage resources that mark a structure. Our education mandate gateway to the central area, are left to deteriorate. It would seem that money Heritage Ottawa is a non-profit becomes more urgent within the wider context of the digital revolution’s launch for a basic maintenance programme organisation dedicated to advocating cannot be found. Andrex Holdings the preservation, restoration, and into a futuristic cyberspace. How will the Inc., which have successfully restored adaptive re-use of the National survival of the artifacts of our collective Capital’s built and natural heritage. past measure up against the kinds of many heritage sites in this city, includ- technological changes that discard as ing Wallis House, is waiting on the Membership fees: Individual $25 obsolete that which was deemed state- sidelines with a restoration/adaptive re- Family $30; Student/Senior $15 of-the-art little more than a decade ago. use proposal should the NCC be will- Patron $50; Corporation $75 These are issues that must be tackled as ing to negotiate. Stay tuned... Heritage Ottawa, 2 Daly Avenue, the new millennium approaches. Ottawa, ON, K1N 6E2, Tel. 230- 8841 1SSN 1483-9032 Guest Editor: Gordon Cullingham Layout: Tyrell Reproductions Ltd.

2 CHUM Tower… them any indication of the controversial tower record comments from Industry Canada offi- to come? cials from many of the approaches to the Market, City officials claim to have heard of a and a clearly unambiguous open letter from ironically because of past enforcement of tower only in March 1999. What powers did Dr. Peter Strickland, a specialist height restrictions in this heritage area. Their the City have over the erection of the tower in antenna technology associated with arguments go something like this: at that time? There would seem to have , confirmed that • Technology is beautiful; a nest of giant been two: alternative ways of sending and receiving satellite dishes on a roof is attractive. A 1. The Heritage Act. To quote a signals at that location did indeed exist. 127-foot broadcasting tower, tarted up a senior City planner in early March: “I am Despite many presentations against the little with ornamentation, gets compared expecting an Application to Alter this proper- tower before Ottawa’s Planning Committee to the Eiffel Tower. ty shortly...to accommodate offices and stu- on July 27 and various interventions just • There is no sense in spending money on dios for CHUM Ltd....The rooftop additions of before full Council on August 3, the City new technologies when one can just a transmission tower, antennae and satellite voted 6 to 5 to recommend approval to move in the old equipment from other dishes are of a sufficiently large scale that an Industry Canada without any evidence that sites. Application under the OHA is warranted.” the tower was really necessary. • The CHUM interests claim it is too risky to 2. While the Radiocommunications Act The community, like the City, was initially mount equipment on buildings they do not assigns to Industry Canada the final decision caught flat-footed. A crisis committee was own (though this not unusual in the over these kinds of towers, the guidelines struck only after the Council decision . It has industry, and is the case at their flagship make clear the importance it attaches to local achieved some useful results: Toronto facility!). involvement prior to any submission being • The uncovering of the story behind-the- The policy at City Hall from mid-1998 made to the Department: “The siting of scenes. until the Council meeting of August 3, 1999, antennas and their supporting structures is • A unanimous resolution passed in seems to have been to accommodate CHUM best dealt with in a spirit of cooperation, September by the local community asso- at almost any cost and back off if they didn’t based on disclosure of the details to the ciation executive deploring CHUM’s “utter respond to gentle pressure. In mid-1998 land-use authority” [the City in this case] by failure” to consult its future neighbours CHUM explained to the City their plan to those intending to install...a significant anten- and the City’s “total disregard” of commu- consolidate at 87 George Street their various na structure. The parties should parties nity views. ventures in the National Capital Region. should consider each other’s requirements • And perhaps, more importantly, the CHUM made no mention of a tower and City and work towards solutions that minimize the October meeting with Moses Znaimer, staff seem to have shown no curiosity as to impact on the surroundings… while not where the reason for CHUM’s reluctance how CHUM planned to receive or transmit unduly prohibiting the development of the to produce technical data on alternatives signals. Staff did point out to CHUM that radio facility.” The guidelines also underline they had considered became apparent. their proposal (without the tower) would not the importance with which Industry Canada CHUM had never asked their engineers comply with the Zoning By-law. CHUM’s treats any opposition by the local administra- to offer alternatives. (Had the City insist - lawyer “indicated that his client could not wait tion. ed on proof that CHUM had made a seri- for the completion of a zoning review and City officials soon learned that CHUM ous effort at exploring alternatives and could not wait for final plans to be submitted was going to play hardball, with their attack discovered the truth, might our City politi- before getting zoning compliance from the position being that “The has cians have at least deferred their decision, City.” no jurisdiction to deal with the erection of this as the local business leaders requested, Faced with this pressure, City officials tower”. or asked Industry Canada to explore made a deal with CHUM that, if the consor- Many people in the heritage sector and alternatives, as the local MP had request tium went to court claiming that a broadcast- the ByWard Market community were ed.) ing station comes under federal jurisdiction shocked at the notion of this huge tower. How will the story end? The evidence and municipal zoning by-laws have no Heritage Ottawa, the Market Business of what happened is becoming public. Will applicability, the City would not contest it. On Improvement Area and the residents of the there be any stomach among City July 22, 1998, the Ontario Court ruled in nearby St. George’s condominium expressed Councillors to re-open their decision? Very favour of CHUM without being aware that the their concerns in written or oral presentations doubtful. Can Industry Canada be persuad- case was a charade insofar as the City to the City’s Local Architectural Conservation ed to do what the City failed to do — explore Solicitor was — and still is — of the view that Advisory Committee, which overwhelmingly alternatives — or will it in the end accept the radio stations are required to comply with passed a resolution condemning the tower. City recommendation, washing Zoning By-laws Much of the debate became focussed its hands of the matter like a modern-day By this action, CHUM escaped the nor- on why CHUM would not use alternative Pontius Pilate? mal zoning process and citizens lost their technologies and locations. From early in At this point there are no formal right to contest any zoning modifications, March onwards, City officials, residents, the obstacles standing in the way of Industry including their usual right of appeal to the local business community, Heritage Ottawa Canada’s satisfying CHUM’s wishes. Ontario Municipal Board. Would City officials and local politicians were all asking the same But we’re still trying to find some. have been so submissive if had CHUM given questions, with CHUM steadfastly refusing to respond in any substantive way. Off-the-

3 Central Experimental Farm — Booth Barn Saved!

By Gordon Cullingham announced destruction of that pre-Farm the east end), as well as the two silos, CHOO/COPO representative on the complex. Then the Bee House (Building from this century’s twenties and thirties. CEF Advisory Council No. 26) was seen to be coming down Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada have and Heritage Ottawa’s activists moved announced that they will proceed imme- Good news from the Central quickly. The demolition was halted, and diately with a major capital project (cost- Experimental Farm! The Booth Barn is shortly thereafter the building was reha- ing $250,000) to stabilize the two main to be saved. That’s the big one, but bilitated and the 4-H Clubs moved in — barns (and, it seems, the two silos), and there’s more. The arboretum is to be a perfect piece of affinity casting. Almost to demolish the other two “non-historical- revitalized; the Advisory Council, com- as “just right” was the move soon after of ly significant annexes.” This has to be posed of local and national farm watch- the Heritage Canada Foundation into the thrilling news for the heritage community, ers, has been established and has met; old Dominion Observatory. Happy part- and that view will be made known to the the Agriculture Department and Farm nerships. agricultural authorities (See the management have welcomed the Kirby At the same time the Friends of the President’s Report in this issue). Report, as they have the designation of Farm increased their activity, and came The consultation project conducted the Farm as a National Historic Site up with an ambitious development plan by Graeme Kirby in 1998 has resulted in (“Cultural Landscape”) by the Historic for the Millennium. This called for, the formation of an Advisory Council, Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. among other things, upgrades to the which will meet probably three times a These are big, not little, changes. arboretum and gardens and the creation year, and will be consulted on every The heritage community has much to of new ones, all that with the cooperation move on the Farm that affects the public. applaud in Farm activities and policies of the new enlightenment. (Sequel: the This is a revolutionary development, for over the last couple of years. First there Millennium funding upon which the now, for the first time, the Farm is being was the designation under the Ontario scheme depended, was not forthcom- treated by its legal owners (the federal Heritage Act of the Booth Barn by the ing.) government) as a part of a community, a City of Ottawa, followed by the endorse- Back to Booth, that complex of four community that cares what happens ment of the Regional Council. That, agricultural buildings known as “Building there. For a while the Council will have despite its legal inapplicability, helped to 118,” two of them from the nineteenth to feel its way, but watch for more, espe- stay the hand poised to perform the century, two of them (the low ones on cially if the proposal for a “Botanical Garden” is formally presented. Kirby’s recommendations that the Farm and its research undertakings should continue, and that partnerships should be sought have been endorsed by the Department. The National Historic Site designa- tion has already been followed by the required “Commemorative Integrity Statement” by Parks Canada. That manifesto will govern the way the trustee department (Agriculture) discharges its responsibilities under the designation system. It is unclear just how sharp will be whatever teeth may be found in that machinery. Even with the memory still fresh of the tragic loss by fire in 1996 of the Horse Barn behind the Museum and the charming heritage dwelling across the road, these developments have to be cause for satisfaction, if not downright The interior barnyard of the Booth complex, as it was after it ceased to be useful. elation. Everything in this view from the south will be retained in the CEF’s plan.)

4 A Heritage Round-Up of the Decade: Gains and Losses.

By Carolyn Quinn and Louisa Coates Transformed from its boarded-up state and immense wooden beams adzed by of abandonment it was successfully hand, it stood as a monument to the pio- As Heritage Ottawa looks back over this restored into francophone seniors’ con- neer agricultural life of the area. last decade of the 20th century we are dos. • 1993 412 (1890): Known able to celebrate wonderful success sto- • 1997 École Saint Charles: Despite not as Canterbury House, built by Nicholas ries that saw the preservation of many his- being given a heritage designation by Sparks’s grandson, Nicholas Slater, this toric buildings that mean so much to the the City, it was saved by another cre- elegant Queen Anne-style house was history of this city. The successful restora- ative adaptive re-use design for loft associated with the leading founding tion and adaptive re-use designs have condos. families of Ottawa and was a local land- lead to a greater public awareness and • 1997 The Booth Barns: This wonderful mark on Cathedral Hill. appreciation of historic structures as cul- example of late 19th century post-and- • 1993 Connaught Public School (1913): tural artifacts that contribute to increased beam construction situated on the A solid example of early 20th century civic support of heritage preservation. In Central Experimental Farm was desig- school architecture with large class- keeping with this success is the recently nated by the City and is now slated for rooms, wide hallways, tall windows and passed City of Ottawa Act, giving City a major restoration by the Department fine detailing. Council the power to refuse an application of Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada. • 1997 162-168 Sparks Street for demolition of a designated building 1997 101 Bayswater: This historic (1941/1929): The Woolworth/Kresge after the expiration of the requisite180 property was spared being densely buildings were examples of large retail days until a building permit for filled-in, and the elegant home retained chains from early 20th century, they new/replacement construction has been its large yard and original site plan. reflected the long-standing significance of issued. It is a very significant tool to The danger of perceived success is of Sparks Street as a diversified retail and encourage the conservation of our built course complacency. There has been a commercial focus for Ottawa. heritage. slow but steady decline in people’s active • 1998 167-169 Bolton Street (ca.1914): A After all, the history of Canada’s capi- involvement in the fight against demolition worker’s house situated in the heritage tal can be told through the old buildings in this city, yet demolitions do go on. In conservation district of Lowertown West, and landmarks: the residences of Nicholas fact, the losses outweigh the gains. Well- modest in size and simple in appear- Sparks, Louis Besserer, the Perley’s and known, historically significant structures ance, it was demolished as a compro- Pattees, the Booths, the institutions creat- like the have disappeared, mise with the owner, who agreed not to ed by Father Guigues, the Grey Nuns and along with too many more modest ones carry out his plan to demolish the other the vernacular designs that mark unique that have not been formally designated. half of the parcel, 171-173 Bolton Street, neighbourhoods. It’s a long list. Increasingly, the vernacular structures that but to restore it. Here is what was narrowly missed by make up our recently designated heritage • 1998 53 Daly Avenue (1872): Owned by the wrecker’s ball. conservation districts, simple and unim- the Union Mission, on the downtown side • 1994 The Aberdeen Pavilion (1898): posing perhaps, but vital to maintaining the of Sandy Hill, the oldest of Ottawa’s sub- Finally, restoration was approved after heritage character of an area, are under urbs. City Council voted numerous times for threat of demolition. We must remain dili- Heritage Ottawa’s challenge is to con- its demolition. gent against the practice of picking off tinue to operate as a legitimate and effective • 1995 The Chambers Building: After buildings, one at a time, slowly over time, voice in the 21st century with the restructur- laying empty for several years, the because the end result is ruin. ing of regional government at one level and NCC took on its restoration, thereby The following is an inventory ( incom- the NCC’s re-writing of urban planning con- avoiding another Daly Building fiasco. plete) of the important losses. Lest we for- cepts on the other. New challenges emerge • 1995 Maplelawn: After years of get. as private developers, recognizing the civic neglect by the NCC it was magnificently • 1992 The Daly Building (1905): The support for heritage, appropriate the lan- restored by entrepreneur Peter Fallis. only example of the Chicago School of guage of heritage preservation to legitimize • 1996 The Wallis House: The former architecture in Ottawa, it contributed projects detrimental to our historic neigh- Protestant Hospital and forerunner of texture, vitality and history to the splen- bourhoods, our valued building stock and the Civic Hospital, it was spared intend- did grouping of buildings on important cultural landscapes. Heritage ed demolition by National Defence and Confederation Square. Ottawa’s work becomes all the more vital! restored into loft condos by Andrex • 1993 Officer’s Mess, CFB Rockcliffe Holdings Inc. (1844): Known as the Bareille-Snow • 1997 The Guigues Street School: house with stone walls 30 inches thick

5 1999 Ottawa Architectural Conservation Awards Submissions recommended for recognition

(Awards will be presented on Heritage Day, February 21, 2000) Address / Name: 171-173 BOLTON STREET CULTURAL CENTRE – EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Address / Name: Category: RESTORATION - CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

Category: RESTORATION – AWARD Applicant: LARRY GAINES ARCHITECT

Applicant: BARRY PADOLSKY ARCHITECT The restoration of this pre-Confederation double dwelling involved the following work: the structural stabilization of the The Cummings Bridge, constructed in 1921, was one of the first building; the removal of stucco siding; the reproduction of origi- multi-arched concrete bridges built in Canada. The bridge is nal wood siding; the reinstatement of the original roof sheathing named after Sir Charles Cummings, who built a home on and brick chimneys; the restoration and reproduction or original Cummings Island in 1836. windows, doors, porch columns and other decorative woodwork. Restoration work repaired damaged and spalled concrete The restored building is functionally incorporated into the com- surfaces throughout the bridge. Of particular significance was pound of the embassy where it serves as a public cultural/inter- the reproduction of missing architectural elements including the pretive centre with displays on Korean art and culture. light standards and balustrade. The detailing of the balusters Visually, the building maintains its presence as part of the was modified slightly to comply with the Ontario Highway Bridge historic Bolton streetscape within the Lowertown West Heritage Design Code and the number of original light standards was Conservation District. increased to meet modern lighting requirements. The bridge deck was also widened to provide for a bicycle lane without sacrificing original features such as the distinctive lookouts over the bridge piers. Address / Name: 353 FRIEL STREET – SANDY HILL RETIREMENT RESIDENCE

Category: ADAPTIVE USE – CERTIFICATE OF MERIT Address / Name: LEBRETON FLATS AQUEDUCT Applicant: BARRY PADOLSKY ARCHITECT Category: RESTORATION (LANDSCAPE) – CERTIFICATE OF MERIT The former St. Pierre School, originally constructed in 1906 with an addition in 1930, has been renovated to accommodate a 63- Applicant: NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION – BINITHA suite retirement residence. This is the third adaptive use of the CHAKRABURTTY – PROJECT MANAGER former St. Pierre School which functioned as a community cen- tre between 1976 and 1996. The LeBreton Flats Aqueduct was built in 1875 in order to sup- A new, three-storey addition facing Sir Wilfred Laurier Park ply pure water to the city of Ottawa from the . The complements the original school with its use of red brick and aqueduct, the original stone bridges which cross it and the his- rusticated masonry block. toric Fleet Street Pumping Station form a linear network of sig- nificant industrial heritage features within LeBreton Flats. The landscaping of the slopes of the aqueduct west of the Broad Street bridge has now been carefully restored using sec- Address / Name: 186 BANK STREET – THE BANK OF NOVA tions of cut limestone (pitching) placed in the original configura- SCOTIA tion. New landscape features such as pedestrian paths, retain- Category: ADAPTIVE USE – CERTIFICATE OF MERIT ing walls and lookouts have been designed to complement the restored aqueduct. Applicant: JAMES FARROW ARCHITECT BERNS FARROW ARCHITECTS

One of the most impressive aspects of this project involved the construction of a ramp to serve people with physical disabilities and the elderly which complements the Classical detailing of

6 this1906 bank designed by architect W.E. Noffke. PUBLIC SCHOOL The ceiling of the banking hall was restored and the lighting system changed in order to highlight it. An internal vestibule to Category: INFILL (ADDITION) –- CERTIFICATE OF MERIT access Automated Banking Machines was created with a glazed removable wall which permits a view of the bank interior Applicant: EDDIE EDMUNDSON ARCHITECT even when the bank is closed. EDMUNDSON MATTHEWS ARCHITECTS The overall heritage character of the building has been respected and enhanced while accommodating a substantial Hopewell Avenue School was built in 1910 with additions to upgrade of building services and accessibility. the main building in 1915 and 1930. The current renovation doubled the size of the school through the demolition of existing gymnasia and the construction of a new building on the east side of the original school, extending south to Hopewell and east Address / Name: 155 JAMES STREET – VERANDAH to Bank Street. This new addition is linked to the original school ADDITION with an internal lightwell which illuminates the now-internalized east wall of the older brick school. The addition is distinct and Category: INFILL (ADDITION) – CERTIFICATE OF MERIT contemporary in its design while respecting the original school to which it is attached. Applicant: JOHN NEWCOMBE, OWNER

A vestibule/verandah was added to this 1899 Centretown resi- dence incorporating architectural elements such as cornice brackets and balusters which were inspired by details on the original house as well as by millwork catalogues of the late 19th City of Ottawa century. 1999 Heritage Day Prize: The design of the verandah/vestibule as well as its con- struction is superior in detail and execution. This addition, By Rhoda Bellamy, Heritage Day Prize Sub-committee, together with the house as a whole, contributes to the heritage Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee character of this Centretown streetscape. (LACAC).

If you are aware of any students who have recently complet- ed a research paper or project which explores the theme of Address / Name: 315 McLEOD STREET – McGARRY the City of Ottawa’s Built Heritage, please invite them to FAMILY RECEPTION CENTRE consider submitting their work for consideration for the annu- al Heritage Day Prize. Work completed during the 1998 or Category: INFILL (ADDITION) – CERTIFICATE OF MERIT 1999 calendar years is eligible for submission. The competition is not limited to full-time students, and part- Applicant: BRIAN McGARRY & SHARON McGARRY time students are also invited to submit their work. HULSE, PLAYFAIR & McGARRY FUNERAL HOME This prize for a student’s research study or project will be awarded by the City of Ottawa on February 21, 2000. Hulse, Playfair & McGarry Ltd. has been located at 315 McLeod The focus of the student research MUST be related to the Street since 1925. The new Gladstone Avenue entrance and built heritage of Ottawa. Research themes may include, but extension links with later additions and finally with the 1930’s are not limited to, studies of building types, neighbourhoods Tudor Revival building designed by architect or districts, the influence of individuals or organizations, which fronts on McLeod Street. urban design, “recent heritage” architecture (post-1945) The new reception centre has been designed to comple- and cultural landscapes. ment the 1930’s building through the use of stone sheathing, Submissions will be evaluated for the quality of the work a slate roof, copper flashing and the reproduction of the oak and its relevance to municipal heritage planning issues. The entry doors and exterior light fixtures used on the McLeod total amount of the prizes has been set at $1000. Street building. Submissions for this competition will be accepted The soft landscaping using grass, flowers and shrubs along at any time during the current year up to the deadline of Gladstone Avenue is a contribution to this Centretown Friday, December 3. For further details about the submis- streetscape. sion format and the application form, interested full or part time students are to contact the City’s Heritage Section at 244-5300, ext. 3474, or by Address / Name: 17 HOPEWELL AVENUE – HOPEWELL E-Mailing

7 HERITAGE DAY Sir Robert Borden’s Grave Honored 2000 PLANS By Jean Palmer UNDERWAY

Canada’s Department of Heritage has A god-child and namesake of Sir By Kevin Kitchen, Chair of the Heritage undertaken a program to protect and Robert’s, his nephew Robert Borden, Day 2000 planning honour the grave site of each Prime recalled visits to his kindly relative committee Minister of Canada to ensure that the who had no children of his own but grave sites are conserved and recog- was a devoted godfather. Sir The City of Ottawa’s Heritage nized in a respectful and dignified Robert’s house was on Wurtemberg Programmes Unit is planning a few manner. On October 17, 1999, the Street, now demolished; but a parallel changes to Heritage Day 2000. Instead grave site of Sir Robert Borden was program of making the homes of of a 1-day programme, the Unit and its commemorated at a graveside plaque Canada’s prime ministers would be a heritage partners are planning to celebrate unveiling ceremony at Beechwood commendable project for the City of Heritage Month, between February 11 and Cemetery. Ottawa’s Heritage Department. After 27, 2000. The celebration will take place Sir Robert Borden died in 1937, all, every prime minister had a resi- at and will consist of an yet this ceremony was unexpectedly dence in Ottawa, whether in or out of exhibit in the Karsh-Masson Gallery and a moving. Perhaps in was the autumn office. series of programmes to take place over leaves in one of Ottawa’s loveliest Sir Robert Borden’s plaque gives three weekends in February. landscapes, or perhaps it was the a brief history and important dates of The traditional Heritage Day Senior Concert Band from Sir Robert his life and has his photograph Ceremony will take place on Monday, Borden High School that accompanied mounted prominently. The informa- February 21. the hymn and played the National tion is important, but a photograph at The theme of the exhibit is “Treasures Anthem beautifully. Perhaps it was the a grave site is not really a Canadian of Ottawa” and will highlight three-dimen- bagpipes and the piper who piped in tradition. A bronze portrait relief sional objects that are reflective of the dignitaries. The ceremony was might provide a more dignified pre- Ottawa’s history. brief with speeches by government sentation. Still, the Federal While the programming is still in the officials and a history professor from Department of Heritage is to be com- planning stages, some ideas being dis- Carleton University. mended for this recognition and for cussed are a lecture series, a treasures or the installation of a Canadian flag at antique identification clinic as well as each prime minister’s grave. some hands-on workshops and seminars. For more information on Heritage Day 2000, you can call Cynthia Smith of the Heritage Programmes Unit at 244-4475.

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