HomeSource: List of Designations of National Historic Significance, 1919–1999 by the National Historic Sites Directorate, produced by Parks Canada.
Sites
Aberdeen Pavilion
Lansdowne Park, Ottawa
Rare and large 19th-century exhibition building, 1898. Named in honour of Lady Aberdeen [below] but also known locally as the Cattle Castle. Designated: 1983
Almonte Post Office
Former Almonte Post Office, constructed in 1889–1891 as post and customs office. Example of federal architecture in a small community. Architect: Thomas Fuller, who also designed the original Centre Block for the Parliament Buildings (1866–1916). Designated: 1983
Billings House
2100 Cabot Street, Ottawa
Georgian homestead, 1828. Designated: 1968
Canada’s Capital
Chosen by Queen Victoria as Capital of the Province of Canada in 1857. Became Capital of the new Dominion of Canada in 1867. Designated 1976.
Central Chambers (NCC)
42–54 Elgin Street, Ottawa
Fine Queen Anne Revival commercial block, 1890–1891. Designated 1984
Central Emergency Government Headquarters (“Diefenbunker”)
Carp, Ontario
Built in the Cold War context as a nuclear shelter, now a symbol of nuclear deterrents and strategies. Designated: 1994
Central Experimental Farm
Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa
Cultural landscape, reflecting the 19th-century philosophy of agriculture. Designated: 1997
Château Laurier
1 Rideau Street, Ottawa
Château-style railway hotel, 1908–1912. Designated: 1980
Chaudière Portages
Part of the main canoe route into western Canada. Designated: 1927
Confederation Square
Historic buildings surrounding Ottawa’s memorial square. Includes the Central and Scottish Chambers, [4.2.3.1] the Château Laurier, the central Ottawa Post Office, the Langevin Block, the East Block, Union Station and the National Arts Centre. Designated: 1984
Connaught Building
525 Mackenzie Avenue, Ottawa
Building in the Tudor-Gothic style, 1913–1916. Designated: 1990
Earnscliffe
Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Longtime home to Sir John A. Macdonald, first prime minister of Canada (1867–1873, 1878–1891). Designated: 1960
Former Dominion Archives Building ([former] Canadian War Museum)
330 Sussex Drive
First national archives, 1904–1906, Tudor-Gothic style. Designated: 1955
Former Geological Survey of Canada
541 Sussex Drive (NCC)
First home of the Geological Survey of Canada (1842). Designated: 1955
Former Ottawa Teachers’ College (Ottawa City Hall)
195 Elgin Street, Ottawa
Teacher training institute built according to an eclectic design. Designated: 1974
John Booth Residence
252 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa
Outstanding Queen Anne Revival residence, 1909. Designated: 1990
Langevin Block
50 Wellington Street, Ottawa
Second Empire building, erected to house an expanding federal government in 1883–1889. Designated: 1977
Maplelawn and Gardens (NCC)
529 Richmond Road, Ottawa
Classical residence, 1831–1834, with walled garden. Home of the Thomson, Cole and Rochester families in succession. Designated: 1989
Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral
385 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
French-inspired Gothic Revival church, 1841–1853. Designated: 1990
Parliament Buildings
Wellington Street, Ottawa
Seat of Canadian government since 1857, when Ottawa was declared capital of the newly united Province of Canada. Gothic Revival complex. Designated: 1976
Rideau Canal
A waterway constructed between 1826 and 1832 to connect the Ottawa River and Kingston. Site: Plaza Bridge, Rideau Street. Designated: 1925
Rideau Hall (NCC)
1 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Residence of the Governor General, built in 1838. Designated: 1977
Rosamund Woollen Mill
Almonte, Ontario
Construction started in 1866. One of the largest woollen mills in Canada. Designated: 1976
Royal Canadian Mint
320 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Designed in castellated Gothic style, 1905–1908. Designated: 1979
Symmes Hotel
Aylmer, Quebec
Constructed in 1831 for Charles Symmes. Designated: 1976
University of Ottawa
Laurier Street, Ottawa
Oldest, largest bilingual educational institution in Canada. Founded as the Collège de Bytown in 1848. Site: University of Ottawa (Pavillon Simard). Designated: 1997
Victoria Memorial Museum (Canadian Museum of Nature)
240 McLeod Street, Ottawa
Seat of Parliament, 1916–1919. Designated: 1949. Early national museum in castellated Gothic design, 1905–1911. Designated: 1990
Plaques
Lady ABERDEEN (1857–1939)
Founded the National Council of Women and Victorian Order of Nurses. Site: Sussex Drive at Rideau Hall. Designated: 1979
Charles-Marius BARBEAU (1883–1969)
Pioneer Canadian ethnographer and folklorist. Wrote on arts, crafts, songs. Site: Laval Street, Hull, Quebec. Designated: 1985
Dr. Robert BELL (1841–1917)
Explorer and geologist. Site: Booth Street, Ottawa. Designated: 1938
James BRUCE, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811–1863)
Governor General, 1847–1854, inaugurated responsible government. Site: Ottawa. Designated: 1953.
Douglas BRYMNER (1823–1902)
First Dominion Archivist, established the Public Archives of Canada in 1872. Site: Ottawa. Designated: 1938
Samuel de CHAMPLAIN (1567–1635)
Explorer, founder of Quebec, considered the Father of New France. Site: Nepean Point, Ottawa. Designated: 1929
Sir Arthur DOUGHTY (1860–1936)
Longtime Dominion Archivist, 1904–1935. Site: Wellington Street (National Archives of Canada), Ottawa. Designation: 1991
Ezra Butler EDDY (1827–1906)
Manufacturer of matches, wood products and pulp and paper. Site: Hull, Quebec. Designated: 1976.
OBLATES of Mary-Immaculate
French missionaries who arrived in Canada in 1841 and set up missions in remote settlements. Site: Ottawa. Designated: 1988
Sir Sandford FLEMING (1827–1915)
Railway survey and construction engineer, advocate of standard time. Site: Observatory Lane, Ottawa. Designated: 1950
Sir Edmund HEAD (1805–1868)
First civilian Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick and Governor General of British North America, 1854–1861. Site: Mackenzie Avenue (Major's Hill Park), Ottawa. Designated: 1974
Diamond JENNESS (1886–1969)
Anthropologist who did field studies on Copper Inuit and discovered the Dorset culture. Site: Ottawa. Designated: 1973
Thomas Coltrin KEEFER (1821–1915)
Hydraulics engineer, railway promoter. Built the waterworks at Hamilton. Site: Fleet Street Pumping Station, Ottawa. Designated: 1938
Dr. William Frederick KING (1854–1916)
Founder of the Geodetic Survey of Canada. Site: Dominion Observatory, Ottawa. Designated: 1959
William McDOUGALL (1822–1905)
Father of Confederation, leading Liberal politician. Site: Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa. Designated: 1967
Thomas D’Arcy McGEE (1825–1868)
Father of Confederation, poet, journalist and Irish patriot. Site: Sparks Street, Ottawa. Designated: 1967
Sir Charles Stanley MONCK (Lord Monck) (1819–1894) Governor General of British North America, 1861–1867. Site: Commissioners Park, Dows Lake, Ottawa. Designated: 1974
Edward SAPIR (1884–1939)
Anthropologist who did important studies of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples. Site: Ottawa. Designated: 1983
Duncan Campbell SCOTT (1862–1947)
Poet of the ’60s Group, advocate of education and the Christian ideal. Site: 108 Lisgar Street, Ottawa. Designated: 1948
Oscar D. SKELTON (1878–1941)
Historian, economist, developed the Department of External Affairs (now the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade). Site: Ottawa. Designated: 1947
Thomas Leopold “Carbide” WILLSON (1860–1915)
Inventor who commercialized the production of acetylene gas, 1892. Site: Victoria Island (Willson Carbide Mill), Ottawa. Designated: 1972
Graves of Canadian Prime Ministers
Sir Robert Laird BORDEN (1854–1937)
Prime Minister, 1911–1920
Grave: Beechwood Cemetery
289 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa
Sir Wilfrid LAURIER (1841–1919)
Prime Minister, 1896–1911
Grave: Notre Dame Cemetery
455 Montreal Road, Ottawa
Lester Bowles PEARSON (1897–1972)
Prime Minister, 1963–1968
Grave: Maclaren Cemetery
Wakefield, Quebec
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