Clemow Estate East Heritage Conservation District - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 24.395 W 075° 41.284
18T E 446154 N 5028347
The sign is in Central Park.
Waymark Code: WMRE89
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/17/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Clemow Estate East is an excellent example of an early 20th century suburb. Its growth was prompted by the extension of the streetcar on Bank Street which allowed the growing upper middle class to move out of the core of the city and into large houses in a suburban setting. This area was originally part of the estate of Senator Francis Clemow and his brother-in-law William Powell. In the early 20th century, the area was developed by their children Adelaide Clemow, and her cousin, William Powell, through their company, Clemora Realty.

Clemow Estate East represents the largest concentration of houses in Ottawa by celebrated architect, W.E. Noffke. Clemora Realty commissioned Noffke to lay out a plan for the neighbourhood and to design a number of houses for them. Clemow Estate East has 10 houses designed by Noffke including the Spanish Colonial Revival house at 85 Glebe Avenue, Noffke's own house at 20 Clemow Avenue, and the Tudor Revival house at 515 O'Connor Street. These houses and others, including a cluster of Edwardian houses on Glebe Avenue, form a cohesive streetscape centred on Central Park.

Around the same time, the Ottawa Improvement Commission was established after Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier vowed to make Ottawa "the Washington of the North." In 1903 Canadian landscape architect, Frederick Todd, prepared a plan for Ottawa's parks and driveways. Todd's work for the OIC included the park at Patterson Creek which was completed by 1912. Central Park is the core of the district and provides a quiet waterside setting with walking paths, rolling lawns and plantings, designed for passive recreation.

The Clemow Estate East Heritage Conservation District was designated in 2011.


District de conservation du patrimoine du domaine Clemow Est

Le domaine Clemow Est constitue un excellent exemple de secteur suburbain du début du XXe siècle. Son développement a été favorisé par le prolongement du service de tramway sur la rue Bank, qui permit à la classe moyenne supérieure, en plein essor à l'époque, de quitte le coeur de la ville pour s'établir dans les vastes demeures de la zone périphérique. Ce secteur faisait à l'origine partie du domaine du sénateur Francis Clemow et de son beau-frère William Powell. Au début du XXe siècle, il fut aménagé par leurs enfants, Adelaide Clemow et son cousin William Powell, sous le nom de leur société, Clemora Realty.

Le domaine Clemow Est représente la plus grande concentration d'habitations à Ottawa dessinées par le célébre architecte, W.E. Noffke. Clemore Realty chargea Noffke de concevoir le plan du quartier et de dessiner de nombreuses résidences. Le domaine celle de style néocolonial espagnol située au 85, avenue Glebe, la propre maison de Noffke au 20, avenue Clemow et la maison néo-Tudor au 515, rue O'Connor. Ces résidences et d'autres, comme le groupe de maisons édouardiannes de l'avenue Glebe, forment un paysage de rue cohésif autour du parc Central.

Vers la méme époque, la Commission d'amélioration d'Ottawa fut créée après que le premier ministre Wilfrid Laurier eut juré de faire d'Ottawa le << Washington du nord >>. En 1903, l'architecte paysagiste canadien Frederick Todd élabora un plan des parcs et des entrées privées d'Ottawa. Son travail pour la CAO a notamment consisté à dessiner le parc du ruisseau Patterson, aménagé en 1912. Le parc Central représente le coeur du district et offre un cadre riverain paisible, agrémenté de sentiers, d'aires gazonnées et de plantations, autant d'éléments destinés aux loisirs passifs.

Le district de conservation du patrimoine du domaine Clemow Est a été désigné en 2011.

Group that erected the marker: City of Ottawa

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
18 Clemow Avenue
Ottawa, ON Canada


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