Ottawa Normal School - 1990 Award of Excellence - Ottawa, Ontario
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This 1990 Award of Excellence was presented by the City of Ottawa in recognition of the adaptive re-use of the Ottawa Normal School or Teacher's College. The restauration of the exterior of the Ottawa Normal School was completed in 1990.
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Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/17/2017
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1990
Award of Excellence
Ottawa Normal School
Presented in recognition of the adaptive re-use of the Ottawa Normal School or Teacher's College which was constructed in 1875 with additions in 1879 and 1891-92. The restauration of the exterior of the Ottawa Normal School was completed in 1990 and it now serves as a part of the Ottawa-Carleton Centre under it new name, the Heritage Building.
Ottawa Normal School
The Heritage Building is today part of Ottawa City Hall. It was originally built in 1874 as Ottawa Normal School and served as a teacher's college. The Gothic Revival building stands at Elgin Street and Lisgar and several extensions were added to the rear of the building.
It was part of Ontario's normal school system of teacher's colleges that had been set up by Egerton Ryerson. When Ryerson's system was replaced by a more modern system it was renamed the Ottawa Teacher's College in 1953. In the 1960s it was decided that Ontario's teacher's colleges should be merged into universities and the teacher's college was merged into the Faculty of Education of the University of Ottawa in 1974. Four years later the building was closed and the building was sold to the federal government.
In 1986 it was purchased by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, to serve as part of a new RMOC headquarters. To the north of the college the main building of the new RMOC building was erected and links were created to the old school, which was re named the Heritage Building. With the creation of the new city of Ottawa in 2000 the building became part of Ottawa City Hall. The mayor has his office in this building, overlooking Elgin Street.
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1990
Prix d’excellence
Ottawa Normal School
Présenté en reconnaissance de la réutilisation adaptée du Ottawa Normal School ou Teacher’s College. Construit en 1875 et auquel on ajouta des annexes en 1879 et 1891-92. Les travaux de restauration de l’extérieur ont pris fin en 1990. Annexé au Centre Ottawa-Carleton. L’immeuble porte dorénavant le non d’Édifice historique.
L'Ancien-Ottawa Teachers' College
Le lieu historique national du Canada de l'Ancien-Ottawa Teachers' College est situé sur la rue Elgin, au centre-ville d’Ottawa. Bel exemple d’une conception éclectique de la fin du XIXe siècle, l’édifice de deux étages et demi offre une composition balancée d’une interprétation éclectique du style néo-gothique. Le toit, de style Second Empire, avec un beffroi en pointe central, présente un pignon et une série de tourelles vives. L’édifice fait à présent partie de l’ensemble de l’hôtel de ville d’Ottawa. La reconnaissance officielle concerne l’édifice de l’ancienne école sur son lot original.
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