Connaught building

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Connaught Building National Historic Site of Canada
Lieu historique national du Canada de l'Édifice Connaught
Canadian Register of Cultural Monuments logo
Historic Place of Canada
Lieu patrimonial du Canada
Recognized since 1990
Type National Historic Site
ID 4165
place Ottawa
Coordinates 45 ° 25 '37.1 "  N , 75 ° 41' 43.5"  W Coordinates: 45 ° 25 '37.1 "  N , 75 ° 41' 43.5"  W.
Recognized by Government of Canada
Approved by Historic Sites and Monuments Act
Entry Canadian List of Monuments

The Connaught Building ( English Connaught Building , French Édifice Connaught ) is a federal administration building in the Canadian capital Ottawa . The Canadian tax authorities are headquartered here. The complex has been classified as a national historical site since 1990 , and the building itself has been recognized as a monument of national importance since 1988.

Location and description

The Connaught building is located between Mackenzie Avenue and Sussex Drive next to the US Embassy in the Lowertown district . The Château Laurier , the former building of the Geological Survey of Canada (both also national historical sites ) and Major's Hill Park are in the immediate vicinity .

It has an elongated rectangular floor plan and a raised central section with entrance portals on both sides of the street. The two entrances are on different floors as Mackenzie Avenue is on a higher level than Sussex Drive. There are turrets at every corner and the facade is designed in the Tudor Revival style .

history

Moon rise over the main tower
In contrast to the Mackenzie Ave entrance , ...
... the entrance to Sussex Drive is in the base of the building

Construction began in 1913. It was designed by David Ewart , the chief architect for federal building projects at the time. It was used by financial authorities from the start and named after Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , who then served as Governor General of Canada .

Today the headquarters of the Canada Revenue Agency ( French Agence du revenu du Canada ) is located here . Both the head of the authority and the responsible minister have their offices here.

Web links

Commons : Connaught Buildings  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca. In: historicplaces.ca. Retrieved October 16, 2014 .
  2. ↑ HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca. In: historicplaces.ca. Retrieved October 16, 2014 .