CNHS - Former Archives Building - Ottawa, Ontario
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The Former Archives Building is a substantial stone building, designed in the federal Tudor Gothic style. It is located at 330 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMD5GH
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 11/21/2011
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The building is set back from Sussex Drive, a street that is also the home of several other major federal institutions in Ottawa, including its immediate neighbours, the Royal Canadian Mint and the National Gallery of Canada. The building consists of an original, seven-bay three-storey block with a central entrance built from 1904 to 1906, and a larger three-storey addition at right angles to it between 1924 and 1925. The formal recognition consists of the building and the legal property on which it sat at the time of designation.
The building was last occupied by the Canadian War Museum but now sits empty following the construction of a new War Museum on Lebreton Flats. An official plaque is not available outside but may have been installed or moved inside the building. The building is locked, however, and access is not possible at this time. The building itself can be visited and photographed at any time.
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Ottawa
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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