The Ottawa Heritage Awards

The City of Ottawa recognizes outstanding achievements in heritage conservation with the Ottawa Heritage Awards, formerly known as the Ottawa Architectural Conservation Awards. 

There are two types of awards, those that are project-based, and one that is for a community member/group.

Project awards may be presented in seven categories:

• Restoration: Returning a heritage resource to its original form, material and integrity.
• Adaptive Reuse: Adapting an old building for a new purpose while retaining its heritage character.
• Infill: New construction in a historic context.
• Addition: New additions to historic buildings.
• Government: Awarded to a restoration project at a public sector property.
• Heritage Grants: Awarded to recipients of funding under the Heritage Grant Program for Building Restoration.
• Other: This category will change depending on the projects submitted in a given year. Projects could include engineering projects (i.e. bridge restoration) or landscaping projects (i.e. restoration of historic gardens or parks).

Some projects may qualify in more than one category. Please note that projects related to properties owned by the federal government will only qualify for the “Government” category.

For more information, please contact:

Ashley Kotarba
613-580-2424, ext. 23582
ashley.kotarba@ottawa.ca

The Ottawa Heritage Awards were held on February 21, 2023 at the Bytowne Cinema. The presentations were for projects completed from 2019 to 2022. These biennial awards recognize outstanding contributions to the restoration and conservation of Ottawa’s heritage properties.

Award of Excellence: Government

Postal Station B
59 Sparks Street

Photo credit: City of Ottawa

Postal Station B is a designated Classified federal heritage building and part of the Confederation Square National Historic Site. It was designed by noted Architect W.E. Noffke and was constructed between 1938 and 1939 as part of the Confederation Square redevelopment. It was crucial in redesigning the eastern end of Ottawa’s central business district to become the main center for delivering all postal services for the downtown core. The exterior rehabilitation project followed a primarily minimal intervention methodology consisting of a copper roof replacement, masonry restoration, window restoration with increased energy efficiency, and exterior lighting redesign conforming with the Parliament Hill Lighting Master Plan.

Project Team

• RMA+SH Architects
• John G Cooke & Associates Ltd.
• Stantec
• Public Services and Procurement Canada

Jury Comments

This grand landmark of Confederation Square, completed in 1939, was recently rehabilitated for the federal government to maintain its heritage character and improve its energy efficiency. It was noted for its careful material conservation by a dynamic design and construction team, demonstrating that historic structures can meet energy efficiency goals.

Award of Excellence: Heritage Grant

315-317 Cooper Street

Photo credit: City of Ottawa

315-317 Cooper Street, a property located in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District. The semi-detached house known as 315-317 Cooper Street form a lovely example of Queen Anne domestic architecture. The houses underwent renovations, including restoring and repairing the original windows and doors at the front of the home.

Project Team

• Heritage Grade
• Property Owners

Jury Comments

Together, the semi-detached houses known as 315-317 Cooper Street form a lovely example of Queen Anne domestic architecture.  Both owners collaborated with Heritage Grade in a careful rehabilitation of the wood doors, windows, and decorative glazing as part of an overall restoration campaign. The results demonstrate the lasting value of craftsmanship, scholarship and civic pride.

Award of Excellence: Preservation

Dickinson House
1127 Mill Street

Photo credit: City of Ottawa

The Dickinson House at 1127 Mill Street, Manotick. The Georgian-style, 2 ½ storey gable-roofed clapboard house across from Watson’s Mill was constructed in 1867. Initially used as mill offices and a general store, the house became the Dickinson family home in 1870. The restoration project at this site included extensive preliminary site documentation with 3-D scanning and site review. Following this, all doors, storm windows, and shutters were removed for repairs and repainted in the shop. Rotten wood elements were also removed and replaced where water damage was present. Lastly, the project team repainted the exterior following historical photos and heritage paint colours.

Project Team

• CSV Architects
• City of Ottawa
• Astele
• Maddison Construction

Jury Comments

A remarkable attention to and passion for preservation are demonstrated in the meticulous work performed on this Georgian-inspired house from 1867. CSV Architects with Madison Construction carefully preserved the wood windows and shutters, applying both contemporary and traditional methods, and improved the house’s condition for enhanced presentation of its heritage values.

Award of Excellence: Rehabilitation

Embassy of Estonia
168 Daly Avenue

Photo credit: City of Ottawa

The Embassy of Estonia, located at 168 Daly Avenue is part of the Daly Avenue Heritage Conservation District and was indicated as contributing to the area’s heritage character. The project included retaining the original building, making exterior and interior changes to suit the diplomatic mission functional program, and creating a dignified heritage-inspired addition that echoed the original porch, which was documented as existing around 1912.

Project Team

• RMA+SH Architects
• Jp2g
• Terlin

Jury Comments

The rehabilitation and restoration of the Embassy demonstrated thoughtful balancing of project objectives that resulted in an elegant design that both honours the history of the site while responding to contemporary needs never envisioned by the original designers. RMA + SH Architects were responsible for analyzing the generations of modifications to this 1912 house in order to decide what should be kept or removed to permit the reinstatement of lost elements. Their final design incorporated a restoration of the exterior walls, roof and woodwork with a reinterpretation of the original porch and porte-cochère.  Security requirements are subtly integrated and do not detract from the overall appreciation of the building and its site. The Republic of Estonia is to be commended for its positive contribution to the streetscape of Ottawa.

Award of Excellence: Heritage Study

Wateridge Village Commemoration Program Handbook

The Wateridge Village Commemoration Program Handbook created by the Algonquins of Ontario and Canada Lands Company is a collection of stories, principles, and approaches, which will shape the commemoration work that has already begun on the Wateridge Village/Village des Riverains lands. This document represents one way to ensure that the stories of the past and the rich history of experience on these lands become part of the present‐day landscape. This public document allows participants to read and learn from their own stories – this includes members of local Algonquin communities, those who lived and worked on the Rockcliffe airbase, and francophone residents of surrounding neighbourhoods. As well, this handbook will be used by builders presently making new streets, homes, parks, and amenities – weaving a place for new community connections. The principles in this document encourage collaborative processes and approaches that meaningfully and sensitively bring the past into the present. 

Project Team

• Canada Lands Company
• Algonquins of Ontario
• ERA Architects Inc.
• Department of Words and Deeds
• Lisa Prosper, Indigenous Heritage Consultant
• Craig Mantle, Military Historian

Jury Comments

The commemorative guidance provided by Indigenous voices of the Algonquin Nation in this text stands as a model for all future development projects. It presents stories of the land over time, and reflects a layered history of the place, rather than conceiving the landscape as lacking cultural meaning. As well, it offers inspiring strategies to reconnect people and encourage future dialogue.

Award of Merit: Government

Postal Station B – Ground Floor Rehab
59 Sparks Street

Photo credit: Roberta Gal

Postal Station B was designed by Architect W, E, Noffke and constructed between 1938 and as part of the Confederation Square redevelopment. The interior work at this property is also deserving of recognition. The project goal was to preserve the heritage character of the space while creating a new boardroom on the existing interior ground floor. Existing plaster cornices were scanned to produce moulds for reproduction, existing marble flooring was carefully cleaned and repaired, and a lighting system that was unobtrusive and sympathetic to the room's character was introduced in the space.

Project Team

• Watson MacEwan Teramura Architects
• Public Services and Procurement Canada
• Stantec
• Heritage Grade
• PCL ED A Joint Venture

Jury Comments

This sensitive rehabilitation of the Postal Station’s ground floor interior as a meeting space was accomplished by WMTA to great effect, retaining and repairing noble and modern materials. Reuse of the former postal hall as a multi-use meeting and reception space meant successfully overcoming functional issues while retaining its heritage character.

Award of Merit: Heritage Grant

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
774 Echo Drive

Photo Credit: GRC Architects

The Monastère du Précieux Sang building is an austere and imposing four-storey structure originally built for the Soeurs du Précieux Sang in 1914. The building is set on an expansive lot overlooking the Rideau Canal, and is an important Ottawa landmark. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada purchased the building in 1989 to serve as the headquarters for the organization. The project included repair and rehabilitation of the existing decorative two-storey stained glass windows and adjacent masonry façades.

Project Team

• GRC Architects
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• Debruyn Construction

Jury Comments

Conservation of the stained-glass windows in the former monastery was approached with care and thought by a collaborative team of architects and specialized trades people. To preserve and rehabilitate the windows, a minimal intervention approach was taken. Glass retained by the owners and stockpiled brick offered material matches, highlighting the importance of retaining material for future maintenance work.

Award of Merit: Infill

189 Stanley Avenue

Photo credit: City of Ottawa

Formerly at this location, there was a bungalow, which was evaluated as a non-contributing building within the New Edinburgh Heritage Conservation District. This building was demolished and replaced with two front-to-back semi-detached dwellings with a total of eight units that exhibit the same character, scale, volume, massing, floor area, and location as the previous bungalow. This is a contemporary interpretation of the existing housing stock that is highly respectful of the neighbourhood. At a time when there is a very real housing shortage, this development shows that density can be provided at a scale and a massing that respects even our most established neighbourhoods.

Project Team

• Alcove Holdings Inc.

Jury Comments

189 Stanley Avenue inserts two newly constructed front-to-back semi-detached residential buildings, on a double width lot. The project, by Alcove Holdings Inc., is admirable for its contextual urban design, material palette and stylistic gestures, all of which take their cues from the neighbourhood. This infill development makes proof that densification and visual compatibility are achievable goals.

Award of Merit: Preservation

Watt House
150-152 James Street

Photo credit: City of Ottawa

The Watt House was built by Charles Gordon Watt in 1903. The project that was undertaken included a complete restoration of the two-storey curved verandah, which is unique in Ottawa. This project showed exemplary efforts to protect, maintain, and stabilize an individual component, while protecting its heritage value.

Project Team

• The Woodturner Corp
• Paul Denys
• Property Owners

Jury Comments

Sometimes a house façade is identifiable by a single element. Such is the case for 150-152 James Street, which gains its beauty and visual prominence from its two storey wooden porch. With this understanding, the owners engaged Denys Builds Designs to restore it. Paul Denys demonstrated impressive craftsmanship in rebuilding the porch and its neo-classical detailing for all passers-by to admire.

Award of Merit: Rehabilitation

Zibi – Block 208

Photo credit: City of Ottawa

Block 208, also known as the Beater Building, is one of only two buildings that remain as witnesses to the industrial nature of the former E.B. Eddy site. The Square’s design intends to celebrate the site’s industrial significance while honouring the traditional Algonquin Anishinabe territory on which it was built through interpretive elements and place naming. South and east façades from the 1900s remained largely intact following the demolition of the Main Mill. Their prominent visibility from Booth Street makes for a strong heirloom of the site’s former industrial use. Meanwhile, the reconstructed west and north facades speak to a more modern industrial interpretation, with contrasting metal siding and swaths of glass.

Project Team

• Hobin Architecture
• Fotenn Planning + Design
• Zibi
• Theia Partners
• Eddy Lands Construction

Jury Comments

Block 208, also known as the Beater Building, is one of only two buildings that remain as witnesses to the industrial nature of the former E.B. Eddy site. Subject to extensive modifications over time, Block 208 today incorporates two original facades into a new building, designed by Hobin Architecture.  The other facades are composed with a contemporary material palette, evoking the original vocation of the site. The coherence of the completed building has been achieved in part by the compatibility of scale and massing with the heritage facades.

Community Initiative Award

Rockcliffe Park Heritage Walk Committee

Rockcliffe Park is one of the city’s Heritage Conservation Districts. It is one of the only three surviving nineteenth-century communities of its kind in North America. A group of Rockcliffe Park residents called the “The Heritage Walk Committee” organized a self-guided outdoor walking tour of significant heritage houses in the neighbourhood in early 2022. The two-day heritage walk series educated interested individuals in the history and architectural features of Rockcliffe Park and the engaging stories of their former homeowners who advanced the development of the Village and nation. The group also raised awareness and appreciation for these houses' contribution to the heritage of Rockcliffe Park and the larger city of Ottawa.

Jury Comments

Taking heritage activities to heart, the people of Rockcliffe Park came together to create an engaging and accessible program to highlight the importance and meaning of their unique properties and landscapes. Offering a well-designed program with participatory citizen principles, it was a heritage initiative that merits emulation.

Community Heritage Award

This year's award was given to recognize the late François Bregha, a former resident of Sandy Hill who passed on July 15th 2022 after his battle with ALS. François was a community resource, neighbourhood historian, and heritage activist. He brought a century and a half of Sandy Hill's history to the community and worked closely with the community association Action Sandy Hill and the Historical Society of Ottawa. He also led walking tours for Heritage Ottawa. François was an exceptional researcher, storyteller, and writer whose legacy lives on through his blog, Sandy Hill Stories. Although no longer with us, the stories he shared and the projects he championed will remain.

2014 to 2016 Award Winners

Restoration (Large-Scale), Award of Excellence
The Wellington Building
180 Wellington Street

This award recognizes the extensive restoration, repair and adaptive re-use of 180 Wellington Street to accommodate committee rooms and offices for the House of Commons. The restoration of key elements such as the mosaic ceiling, marble-clad lobbies and historic stairs celebrates the historical character of the building.

Restoration (Large-Scale), Award of Merit, Sculptural Elements
Supreme Court of Canada 
301 Wellington Street

This award recognizes the restoration of the flagpoles, torchères, light standards and sculptures in front of the Supreme Court of Canada. The restoration preserves the historic features of the site and celebrates the heritage value of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Restoration (Small-scale), Award of Excellence 
Fréchette House
87 MacKay Street 

This award recognizes the successful restoration of exterior and interior elements of the 1877 Frechette House located in New Edinburgh after a devastating fire. The meticulous restoration acknowledges the historic value of the house and the heritage character of the neighbourhood. 

Restoration (Small-Scale), Award of Merit
Kipp House
144 Cathcart Street

This award recognizes the restoration of the front facade of the Kipp House (1876) in Lowertown using a historical photograph as evidence.

Adaptive Re-Use, Award of Excellence
Sir John A. Macdonald Building
144 Wellington Street

This award recognizes the restoration of the former Bank of Montreal, a Beaux-Arts building, which was transformed into a conference facility for the House of Commons. The building’s significant heritage attributes served as inspiration for the contemporary addition.

Adaptive Re-Use, Award of Merit
Alex Trebek Alumni Hall
155-157 Séraphin-Marion Private 

This award recognizes the restoration and adaptive re-use of two houses in Sandy Hill to create the University of Ottawa’s Alex Trebek Alumni Hall. The buildings’ exteriors were restored and a large front porch was reinstated, while the interior was made more functional for contemporary uses to comply with current accessibility requirements. The project maintains the historic streetscape.

Addition, Award of Excellence
House of Commons
Parliament Hill

This award recognizes the addition of seating in the House of Commons to accommodate an increased number of Members of Parliament. The new seating was designed to match the existing and was accommodated within the seating configuration.

Infill, Award of Excellence
Ravenhill Common
450 Churchill Avenue

This award recognizes the infill project known as Ravenhill Common, which is sympathetic to and compatible with its surroundings, yet distinguishable as a contemporary work. The project highlights the Westboro United Church and the massing, materials and form of the townhouses ensures that the character of the streetscape is maintained.

The Ottawa Heritage Awards (formerly the Ottawa Architectural Conservation Awards) were held on February 19, 2019 at the Alex Trebek Alumni Hall at the University of Ottawa. The presentations were made by Mayor Jim Watson for projects completed from 2016 to 2018. These biennial awards recognize outstanding contributions to the restoration and conservation of Ottawa’s heritage properties.

Award of Excellence: Adaptive Re-Use (Government)

The Senate of Canada Building
2 Rideau Street

The Senate of Canada Building was built between 1909 and 1912 to the original design of B. Gilbert, as modified by Ross and MacFarlane. Designed in the Beaux- Arts Style, the building served as Ottawa’s Union Station until 1966. It later became the Government Conference Centre, until this restoration project began in 2014. The project consisted of transforming the building into the temporary home of the Senate of Canada. The work included restoring the plaster ceilings and walls, restoring the windows and masonry, and adding an addition to the eastern part of the building as well as on the roof. In addition to the restoration, the scope of the work included a new Senate Chamber, three committee rooms, offices, as well as accessibility upgrades.

Project Team

• Diamond Schmitt Architects & KWC Architects, Architects in Joint Venture
• E.R.A Architects
• John G. Cooke & Associates Ltd
• Crossey Engineering Ltd
• Public Services and Procurement Canada, Property Owner

Jury Comments

This stunning transformation of the Senate of Canada Building returned key heritage features of the former Union Station building to their original Beaux-Arts splendour, while introducing contemporary and reversible updates appropriate to the building’s new use. Restoration of the original vaulted ceiling and multi-paned windows creates a dramatic counterpoint to the enclosed committee rooms and the Senate Chamber. The design of the newly completed east façade respects the historic structure while showing that with sensitive consideration, heritage buildings can be successfully updated with modern elements. Overall, this project is an outstanding example of adaptive reuse, using the highest standards to breathe new life into this iconic building.

Award of Excellence: Adaptive Re-Use

Flora Hall Brewing
37 Flora Street

The building was constructed in the early 20th century and was used as garage for many years. The building is a two-storey flat-roofed structure with a curved wood canopy, and stucco and brick quoins around the windows and on the corners. The building fell vacant in the early 2000s, before the property was bought by the current owner to convert it into a brewery. The project consisted of maintaining as many of the original industrial features as possible. These includes the glass block windows, wooden plank floors, stucco cladding and brick accents.

Project Team

• Larchwood Urban Developments
• Atelier 292
• Dunbar Railings
• David Longbottom and Carrie Colton, Property Owners and Designers

Jury Comments

The transformation of this derelict industrial heritage building to a vibrant gathering place is an excellent example of adaptive re-use. Retention of the building’s original massing and fenestration, combined with restoration of original architectural elements blends cohesively with new interior elements custom-fabricated with respect for the original structure’s industrial roots.

This project is a laudable example of private citizen engagement in preserving Ottawa’s built heritage and an innovative and important showcase for adaptive re-use, demonstrating that with vision, heritage buildings can be successfully restored and repurposed.

Award of Excellence: Restoration

Centre Block Ventilation Towers
Parliament Hill

The ventilation towers are a functional part of the original 1916-1921 Centre Block Parliament Building. They are situated on the north side of the Centre Block and exhaust air from the both the Senate and House of Commons chambers. The towers had developed structural problems and had been temporarily braced for quite some time. The project consisted of the installation of structural steel channels that were mounted into the masonry to provide capacity to resist reinforcement. Additionally, a significant amount of brickwork had deteriorated and would need either repair or replacement. The conservation approach was consistent with other work on the Centre Block and with the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada.

Project Team

• Watson MacEwen Teramura Architects
• KIB Consultants Inc.
• Atwill-Morin
• Public Services and Procurement Canada, Property Owner

Jury Comments

This well-considered restoration project involved considerable technical analysis in its successful determination of how best to resolve significant structural stability issues in a heritage sensitive manner. Engineering solutions and extensive masonry work were balanced by the retention of original materials and minimal intervention wherever possible. Traditional cleaning methods were carefully controlled to retain an appropriate degree of exterior patina, resulting in a nearly imperceptible restoration of these important architectural elements with heritage character intact.

Award of Excellence: Addition

National Arts Centre
1 Elgin Street

Built as a centennial project, the National Arts Centre is a Brutalist performing arts centre featuring geometric shapes, textured aggregate cladding and open terraces. This 2016 project features three new wings and a marquee tower. The contemporary glass additions wrap around the building and takes inspiration from the original structure in terms of geometric patterns and public spaces.

Project Team

• Diamond Schmitt Architects
• Fast + Epp
• E.R.A. Architects
• Barry Padolsky Associates Inc., Architects
• Fisher Dachs Associates
• Threshold Acoustics LLC
• National Arts Centre, Property Owner

Jury Comments

The glass curtain wall addition creates inviting new public spaces and improves connectivity between the National Arts Centre and its urban environment, while maintaining a respect for the building’s original Brutalist façade. Contemporary elements including perforated bronze fins, wood-coffered ceilings and marble floor tiles express geometric characteristic of the original heritage structure, enhancing cohesion between old and new. Dramatic new views of Parliament Hill and Confederation Square from new spaces on the second level further enhance the NAC’s connection to its dramatic site.

Award of Excellence: Other

Minto Bridges
Rideau River

The Minto Bridges were constructed between 1900 and 1902 as a processional route from Rideau Hall to Parliament Hill. The bridges were built under the direction of Robert Surtees, Engineer and advisor to the Ottawa Improvement Commission as a four-span bridge of steel construction with decorative details. The rehabilitation project included structural work, the conservation of the masonry substructures, steel trusses, concrete parapet wall and decorative steel railings, as well as the in kind replacement of the wooden sidewalks.

Project Team

• Parsons Inc
• Pomerleau
• Barry Padolsky Associates Inc., Architects
• City of Ottawa, Property Owner

Jury Comments

The outstanding restoration of the Minto Bridges combined engineering and other technical considerations with sensitive attention to detail, preserving this beloved historic landmark with its heritage character intact. Careful restoration of these jewels on the Rideau River, involved both engineering considerations and a careful hand to bring these magnificent bridges back to their original splendour.

Award of Merit: Adaptive Re-Use

Dairy Building
Rideau Hall

The Dairy Building was constructed in 1895 for dairy-related uses at Rideau Hall. Over the years, the building has been used as an artist studio and storage area. This octagonal wood-clad building is capped with a multi-faced lantern. The project consisted of a thorough analysis of the wood deterioration. The decayed wood was replaced, new windows were installed to replicate the original, and new steel was applied to the lantern’s roof to replicate the original, and the lower roof was reshingled in cedar shingles. An early colour scheme applied to other outbuilding across the site was adopted for this restoration project. Today, the building is used as a winter pavilion next to the skating rink.

Project Team

• Roberston Martin Architects
• John G. Cooke & Associates Ltd
• Ed Burnet & Associates
• Bala Structures
• National Capital Commission, Property Owners

Jury Comments

This project is a successful repurposing of a significant building on the iconic Rideau Hall site. Preservation, restoration, and re-use of original materials, selective replication of elements based on historic evidence, and sensitive attention to detail, along with a return to historic colours based on original evidence, all demonstrate respect for the continued integrity of this building’s original 1895 design. A distinctive heritage structure lives on to serve a delightful new purpose while becoming accessible to the public, thanks to this well considered project.

Award of Merit: Adaptive Re-Use

The Innovation at Bayview Yards
7 Bayview Road

The Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards was constructed in 1941 as the City of Ottawa Workshops as part of an industrial complex centered on the railway tracks. The modernist building features reinforced concrete and a brick veneer and includes a flat roof and large windows. The project included rehabilitating the building for conversion into a technological hub while incorporating as many of the industrial elements as possible. This included retaining the exterior cladding, some of the steel windows as well as the wooden garage doors.

Project Team

• Hobin Architecture
• Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Limited
• Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Limited
• Morley Hoppner
• 4té Inc
• City of Ottawa, Property Owner

Jury Notes

This is a highly successful repurposing of Ottawa’s industrial architectural heritage and an important showcase for adaptive reuse. The transformation of this 1940s “industrial modern” building to a technology hub for 21st century entrepreneurs celebrates Ottawa’s legacy of innovation. Preservation of the original structure and key heritage elements including the “City of Ottawa Workshop” name on the front façade, select multi-paned windows, and wooden service bay doors evidence the building’s industrial roots while integrating with contemporary elements of the rejuvenated interior.

Award of Merit: Restoration

Canada’s Four Corners Building
93 Sparks Street

The building was completed in 1871 in the Second Empire style with sandstone cladding, a mansard roof, wooden cornice and decorative stone elements. By 1918, the rusticated ground floor stones were removed to accommodate large storefront windows. The building required major restoration work. This included restoring the masonry, windows and cornice. New replica doors were created, and the roof form was reinstated from an earlier version. A paint analysis was completed to reveal the original colour scheme for the wood and copper detailing.

Project Team

• Robertson Martin Architects
• John G. Cooke and Associates
• EllisDon
• Trevor Gillingwater
• Craig Sims
• Brian Hierlihy
• Stantec
• Atwill Morin
• Heritage Grade
• Northern Art Glass
• Heather and Little
• Covertite Eastern
• MoMetal
• Public Services and Procurement Canada, Property Owner

Jury Comments

This project involved the careful restoration of what was discovered to be a structurally unsound building. The efforts have revealed a jewel on Sparks Street, which had been invisible for years. Considerable challenges resulting from delayed maintenance were addressed in the restoration of this historic façade at the corner of Sparks and Metcalfe Streets. Preservation and restoration of original elements, combined with replacements in kind, preserves a valuable element of the streetscape’s history and heritage character, providing a tangible reminder of its historic origins as a commercial district.

Award of Merit: Restoration

Churchill Seniors Centre
345 Richmond Road

The Churchill Seniors Centre was constructed in 1896 as the Nepean Town Hall. The building features a gabled cedar roof, bell tower and projecting entranceway. The scope of the project included repointing the walls with a lime-based mortar, replacing hand carved stone window sills, and replacing cut stones.

Project Team

• Keystone Traditional Masonry
• N45 Architecture Inc
• Cleland Jardine Engineering
• BMI Inc
• City of Ottawa, Property Owner

Jury Comments

The careful restoration and cleaning of the exterior stonework of this 1896 building, once the Town Hall for Nepean, preserves a local heritage structure which continues to make a valued contribution to the community. This restoration project showcases heritage masonry at its finest.

Award of Merit: Other

National War Memorial
Wellington Street

The National War Memorial is a cenotaph in the heart of downtown dedicated to the memory of all Canadians having served in the Armed Forces during a time of war. The memorial was unveiled in 1939 and has recently undergone restoration work. The scope of the project included restoration of the granite stones, cleaning and rehabilitating the bronze figures and structural reinforcement of the podium.

Project Team

• KWC Architects Inc
• Conservation Solutions Inc
• WSP Canada Inc
• Lashley and Associates
• Public Services and Procurement Canada, Property Owner

Jury Comments

This project featured detailed heritage preservation and restoration work, performed in balance with structural and accessibility upgrades. These efforts have returned this highly significant monument to its original splendour while securing the future use of the site for all.