Cartier Square Drill Hall - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.282 W 075° 41.310
18T E 446134 N 5029991
The Cartier Square Drill Hall, built between 1879 and 1881, features Second Empire and Italianate style architectural elements that clearly reflect the official government style of the period.
Waymark Code: WM11YNA
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/12/2020
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The Drill Hall, also known as the Cartier Square Drill Hall, is a large, brick structure composed of a gable-roofed central hall and a façade on the short side with a large central door and corner towers. The unencumbered drill hall space is spanned by an impressive queen-post truss system, and lit by a clerestory, which runs along the ridge of the roof. Across its parade ground, the Cartier Square Drill Hall looks onto the heart of downtown Ottawa.
The Drill Hall is a very good example of post-Confederation (1868-1890) drill hall architecture, and features Second Empire and Italianate style architectural elements that clearly reflect the official government style of the period. Its excellent functional design and the good quality of construction materials are exhibited through its spacious, two-storey brick construction, and a simple pitched roof with a large clerestory to allow light and air to enter the building. The five tall, Italianate windows, typical of buildings during Thomas Seaton Scott’s tenure as chief architect of the Department of Public Works, make reference to the expansive interior space of the building. Two towers, capped by mansard roofs and decorated with iron cresting, anchor the façade and give the building a picturesque silhouette.
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