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HERITAGE OTTAWA 0A Feds save grillwork Paul Stumes Forced retirementat age 65 is not the rule anymore at the Federal Government . Age discrimination isout and one may HERITAGE r"111002 work until one reaches 120-years-old, or until one expires (whichever comes first). Thispolicy, however, does not apply to elevators. 0a OTTAWA After 70 years of faithful service, the elevators at the GovernmentConference Centre, oppositetheChateauLaurier, were sacked. Our Built Heritage Dedicated to Preserving An example of the Roman Classical Revival style, the Vol. 19, No. 1, Summer, 1992 conference centre was built in 1912 as the Ottawa Station for the Grand TrunkRailwayCompany. Lateritbecame knownas Union Station, serving both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific trains.Aftera station was constructed in AltaVista, in President's Message 1967, the building was converted to its presentuse. Louise Coates Over the past 70 years, the original elevators have been Last summer marked a new erafor Heritage Ottawa. cruising inside a very ornatecage, at a leisurely pace, up and Afterthree successful years ofheritage promotion and rally- down five floors. The cage was constructedfrom cast iron and ing public support for such buildings as Windsor House wrought iron components, creating an exquisite decorative (Dalhousie and Rideau) and the Byward Market's 19th cen- grillwork. cont'd on page two tury architecture, Richard Cannings stepped down as presi- dent. Today he continues to champion our architectural heritage at City Hall as Councillor for By-Rideau ward. On behalf ofthe Board, Richard, thank-you for ajob well done! As president of our 300-strong membership, I am thrilled to leadthe organization and speak out on behalfofthe few gracious old buildings we have left in Ottawa. Since last fall, we have set up regular Sunday tours of the Aberdeen Pavilion and its neighbour, the Horticulture Building. Council is soon todecide ifthe Watson-Humeplan -abare-bones renovation ofthe buildings-will be put into action. Our December demonstration and February public lecture and rally aroused the support of hundreds of local citizens, whose signatures were sent to City Hall. We are hoping this made an impression on Council. We lost the Daly Building last fall, after a fight that Courtesy,Cityof0twwa began in the 1970s and ended when its owner, the National A bronze plaque on this gem . at 92 Stanley St., in New Capital Commission, figured demolition was easier than Edinburgh, now offers a brief bilingual description of its finding areplacementfor bankrupt developer Coop-Dev. We heritage significance. Late last year, the City of Ottawa are aghast at the decision and nowknow that the NCC isnot approved installation ofplaques on halfa dozen properties. ajudicious proprietor ofthe city's historicbuildings and must (see related story, page 4) be watched carefully . In its hands lie several outstanding examples ofearly Ottawa architecture. "An Architecture of Place" In the heartofthe city;opposite the War Memorial, the Variations in three Romantic Landscapes NCC-owned Chambers Building has languished empty for three years. Sussex Drive's Catholic Institut Jeanne D'Arc An Upcoming Lecture buildings also stand vacant. Recently,.the wonderful gray by Heritage OttawaBoard Member that housed Guadalaharry's restaurant was stone structure and architecture critic vacated because the tenants couldn't afford the NCC's enor- Rhys mous rent increase. contdpage two Phillips grillwork... DON'T MISS (from page one) Unfortunately, as time went oncer- tain changes were made. First, the el- bition Halls evator shaft wasenclosedtoprevent the spread of fire. Then the ironwork was repainted tomid-century hippie shades, distorting its artistry. HeritageOttawawilloperate abooth Finally, the maladies of old age at the Canadian College of Teachers reachedthe machinery. Sometimes, the national convention, July 4-6, at the commonwea.ithe elevators stopped unexpectedly, leav ParkLane Hotel. Drop in and look at our ing VIPs and foreign dignitaries sus- books and souvenirs for sale. lary that Was pended between floors. The time came During Architecture Week to retire the old elevators and install 1992 - Fri., Sept 18, until Sun., new, more dependable, electronically- Sept. 27 - Heritage Ottawa will A Lecture controlled hoists. host anumber ofevents, including a by This renovation, which began in Cattle Castle art contest for local January, gave an opportunity to the Fed- Fern Graham artists. Apanel ofexperts willchoose eral Heritage Building ReviewBoard to architectural historian the winner, who will receive a cash and orderreinstatement oftheartistic iron- original prominence. Plans prize. Watch for posters and an- Heritage Ottawa work to its for the work were prepared at Public nouncements around town. Board Member WorksCanadabyarchitect Gregory Utas Our annual general meeting and engineer Chester Kukulka. For takes place in November., It will project management, PWChired Herit- give members a chance to meet the Details in fall newsletter age Ottawa Board Member and well- Board and discuss issues. See you known conservator of historic monu- there! ments Paul Stumes. Since the ornamental ironwork was to have no functional role with the new elevators, Stumes designed a concealed steel structure to hold thecomponents in President's Grange place. The sensitive task of reassem- bling the 70-year-old pieces was given Message... to Regional Iron Works, an Ottawa firm burns (from page one) One ofHeritageOttawa's found- who stripped and refinished them to ers suffered a devastating loss ofarchi- resemble the original 1912metallic col- We hope the Daly fiasco does not tectural and cultural heritage when his ours. repeat itself and that the lifeblood of sprawlingl9thCentury loghomebumed Completed in late May, the rein- historic Ottawa is not spilled through this spring. stated grillwork provides an imposing NCC indifference.And weare opposed WriterBobPhillips-who in the facade at the entrance tothe new eleva to any building replacing the Daly be- late 1960s was instrumental in laying tors at every floor, and a proud display cause it would set a terrible precedent the groundwork for Heritage Ottawa, to foreignvisitors ofthe artistic skills of for otherNCC properties. With a 20% along,with his wife, Mary-Anne-lost Canadian craftsmen . vacancy rateforoffice space, taxpayers a treasure trove of antiques, artifacts, shouldn'tbe funding the construction of books, and art when his Cantley home new office buildings. wasdestroyedbyanearly-momingelec- Many challenges remain in 1992. trical fire on April 27.None of the many We hope you will continue to support outbuildings at Phillips' rustic spread, us. Please call us at 230-8841 if you The Grange, were touched, and Bob want to get involved. Oncethese build- escaped unharmed . ings are gone, they are gone forever. May Court Coup Louise Coates Built by Sir Alexander Campbell, then Minister of The Chelsea Club, a residential and social club for Justice, 236 Metcalfe was laterowned by SirJohn Carling (the women,and 1883 heritage building at Metcalfe and Somerset author's great-grandfather), Sir Louis Henry Davies, and Streets, wasrecently renovated and then dressed up by Otta- William S. Fielding. In 1925, the building was sold to agroup wa'sbest in the field ofinteriordesign. ofwomen from theCanadian Club; the next year, the Chelsea The project, which was completed May 14, was organ- Club was formed. ized by the MayCourt Club ofOttawa, a charitable organiza- The club now features a lemon-coloured livingroom, tionthatruns aconvalescenthome for women. The MayCourt with grand piano, and a sunroom with a gently splashing searched for a heritage building in need of renovation and fountain. The 13 bedrooms and six bathrooms ofthe three- contracted lighting specialists, graphic artists, carpenters, storey building were alsorenovated and decorated. painters, florists, and antique dealers, at the sametime offer- When the public viewing wasover, designers took with ing them exposure by arranging a May 14 -June 14 public them theirfurniture and decorations, but thecarpentry work viewing of the Chelsea Club. A temporary tea room and and paintjobs remain, as well as fond memories of how a giftshop were setup in the basement to raise money. heritage house can look in its finest attire. would Lady Aberdeen say now? WhatJean Palmer Aqueasy travellerby sea, Lady Aberdeen, nonetheless, the Fair each week) there was a remarkable absence of any bravedthe "wild waves ofthe ocean" for twotripsto Canada disorderly conduct orunseemly language. All strangers are before arriving for the third time in 1893 to accompany her struckby thegood behavior ofthe crowd, andby the evidence husband Lord Aberdeen,newly-appointedGovernor-General it gives ofthe high moral tone in Canada." ofCanada. She adds, "No intoxicating drinks aresold on the grounds Her accounts ofthe firsttwojourneys were written "for during the Fair." the information and amusement of the Members of the On- Lord Aberdeen had the honour of opening the 1891 ward and Upward Association," and published intheir maga TorontoFair, after which Lady Aberdeen dashed aboutpho- zine in 1891-1892. In 1893, theywerecollected and published tographing the exhibits . "Iought to tell you of all the strange as abook, "Through Canada With A Kodak." implements for sowing andreaping andbindingand digging... This little volume, containing also herphotographs and and then we ought to stand in the ring and see the Herefords, sketches, shows a young woman enchanted with
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