Former Ottawa Normal School - Teachers' College, Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.183 W 075° 41.485
18T E 445905 N 5029809
The Former Ottawa Normal School - Teachers' College, now serving as the "Heritage Building" section of City Hall, is located on Elgin Street in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMF6PF
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/01/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
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The following information pertaining to the Former Ottawa Normal School - Teachers's College, is from an entry on Canada's Historic Places' website. (visit link)

"The Former Ottawa Teacher’s College National Historic Site of Canada is located on Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa. A fine example of late-19th century eclectic design, the building’s two-and-a-half-storey front block is a balanced composition exhibiting an eclectic interpretation of the Gothic Revival Style. The roof, in the Second Empire style, with a central spired belfry, features a gable and a lively series of turrets. The building is now part of the Ottawa City Hall Complex. Official recognition refers to the former school building on its original lot.

The Former Ottawa Teacher’s College was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1974 because it is a nationally significant example of the Gothic Revival Style in Canada whose use of disparate architectural details reflects a spirit of eclecticism.

The Ottawa Teacher’s College or Normal School, designed by the architect W.R. Strickland and built in 1874-1875 by J. Forin under supervising architect James Mather, was the second institution of its type to be established in Ontario. The College continued to train teachers for Ontario until 1974. Purchased by the regional government, an office complex was constructed to the rear. After municipal amalgamation, the building became part of Ottawa City Hall.

The rectangular massing with central pavilion of the main block follows an accepted format for 19th century academic institutions, while the use of disparate architectural details including a mix of pointed Gothic-style, semi-circular and flat-headed windows, Romanesque columns, and Second Empire-style roof, reflects a spirit of eclecticism."

Source: Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Minutes, November 1974.
Link to Property in The Ontario Properties Database: [Web Link]

Building or Property Type: Educational Building

County or Regional Municipality: Ottawa-Carleton

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