Heritage Ottawa’s 2007 Walking Tours

Join us for an hour-and-a-half walk highlighting some of Ottawa’s finest architecture.

Tour Prices: Heritage Ottawa members: $5.00 / Non-members: $10.00

All Tours begin at 2:00 PM unless otherwise indicated.

(Scroll down to view tours in chronological order)

Central Experimental Farm
June 10 – MEET: Dominion Observatory, Irving Place at Carling
During the tour of the built heritage and cultural landscape of the Central Experimental Farm, your guide will spin tales of the farm, its residents and its history. (Wear appropriate footgear as lawns may be wet if it rains).
GUIDE: Katharine Fletcher, author of Capital Walks: Walking Tours of Ottawa

Ottawa’s Historic Financial District
June 17 – MEET: NCC Infocentre, Wellington at Metcalfe
See financial institutions by some of Canada’s leading architects which span a period of over a hundred years. From the late 19th century to the present day, building styles as rich and varied as Beaux Arts, Moderne, and Contemporary are found on Ottawa’s historic banking streets.
GUIDE: David Jeanes, vice-president Heritage Ottawa

Lowertown West
August 5 10:00 am (NOTE TIME) – MEET: Colonel By statue, Major’s Hill Park
Visit Notre Dame Basilica, churches, courtyards and historic buildings of the ByWard Market and Lowertown. This area is the heart of old Ottawa where homes of canal workers and the earliest commercial buildings are found.
GUIDE: Hagit Hadaya, architectural historian

Sandy Hill East
August 12 – MEET: Laurier House, 335 Laurier at Chapel
The mansions and townhouses of this early Ottawa residential district date from 1870 to the early 20th century. The tour will highlight the positive effect that zoning changes in the mid-1970's had on the preservation of buildings in the area.
GUIDE: Judy Deegan, community historian and former LACAC member

University of Ottawa Campus, Historic Sector
August 19 – MEET: Tabaret Hall entrance, 550 Cumberland
Discover the rich architecture and history of the University of Ottawa, established in 1848. This institution is North America's oldest and most important bilingual university. The tour begins with Tabaret Hall, based on Washington's Capitol Building and one of Ottawa's finest examples of Classical Revival architecture.
GUIDE: Michel Prévost, University of Ottawa chief archivist

Village of Britannia
August 26 – MEET: Parking lot off Greenview, west side, near Carling
Discover the story of Britannia’s emergence as a late-Victorian resort destination. The extension of the city’s streetcar tracks westward in 1900 brought Ottawa’s leisure seekers, ushering in the golden years before World War I. Many early cottages have survived, some still evoking the character of the old summer resort community.
GUIDE: David Jeanes, Vice-President, Heritage Ottawa

Village of Hintonburg
September 9 – MEET: St. François d’Assise Church, Wellington at Fairmont
Named for Joseph Hinton, a shopkeeper and civic official, the village of Hintonburg was incorporated in 1893. The tour will take you through the heart of this interesting, eclectic and socially varied neighbourhood, rich in heritage.
GUIDES: Linda Hoad, Paulette Dozois, community leaders

Parliament Hill
September 16 – MEET: Centennial Flame
A tour that is closely linked to the theme of the 150th anniversary of the choice of Canada's Capital. You will see the monumental grouping of the Centre Block, Library, and East and West blocks of Parliament, as well as the buildings that form an integral part of the Parliamentary precinct, such as the Langevin, Victoria, Wellington, Confederation and Justice buildings.
GUIDE: Fern Mackenzie, architectural historian

Village of Rockcliffe Park
September 23 – MEET: Lisgar Road at Princess Avenue
The mix of architectural styles in picturesque Rockcliffe Park range from stately stone mansions and interesting contemporary designs to remaining summer cottages. Learn abut the history of the village and the role the MacKay and Keefer families had in determining its layout and the design of many of its homes.
GUIDE: Martha Edmond, author of Rockcliffe Park: A History of the Village

Cathedral Hill to Nanny Goat Hill
September 30 – MEET: Garden of the Provinces
The escarpment at the west edge of Upper Town, overlooking Lebreton Flats, became a magnet for the homes of Ottawa's elite and for religious and educational institutions. The walk includes numerous designated heritage buildings and Ottawa's newest heritage conservation district.
GUIDES: Glenn J Lockwood, Anglican Diocesan Archivist, with David Jeanes, vice-president Heritage Ottawa.

The Glebe and the Houses of Werner Noffke
October 7 – MEET: Clemow at O’Connor
One of Ottawa's most influential and prolific architects, he is known for many industrial, commercial and institutional downtown buildings, but particularly for many visually delightful houses in the Glebe. Noffke’s Colonial Revival-style within an Arts and Crafts-inspired aesthetic strongly influenced development of the beautifully landscaped Central Park at Patterson Creek.
GUIDE: Ken Elder, Heritage Ottawa Board Member

Old Ottawa South
October 14 – MEET: Southminster United Church, Bank at Alymer
In 1907, Nepean Township villages such as Ottawa South were annexed to the City of Ottawa. Improved city services soon followed, such as a new high level Bank Street Bridge over the canal. It allowed the privately-owned Ottawa Electric Railway, (OER), to extend streetcar services, stimulating housing and development of one of Ottawa's first "streetcar suburbs".
GUIDE: Leo Doyle, Development and Planning Committee, Old Ottawa South

For further information email info@heritageottawa.org or call the Heritage Ottawa office, 613-230-8841

Heritage Ottawa is grateful for the contribution of the two Official Sponsors of the Heritage Ottawa 2007 Walking Tour Program...

Sussex Capital Inc. / Sixty-Two John Street, Ottawa, K1M 1M3 / (613) 741-7970

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