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Sep 1, 2023 · As part of an effort to save 24 Sussex Drive for future prime ministers, a group of heritage-minded construction industry figures has come forward with a plan to restore the dilapidated residence.
In fall 2022, the NCC began the process of closing 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada. The building was closed for health and safety reasons, as well as to protect this classified heritage asset. With a budget of $4.3M, the abatement and decommissioning project began in May 2023 and will finish in summer ...
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Aug 24, 2023 · Completed in 1868, the Main Residence at 24 Sussex Drive (originally named Gorffwysfa, or “Place of Rest” in Welsh) holds a Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office (FHBRO) “Classified” heritage designation. Situated on 2.15 hectares of grounds overlooking the Ottawa River, it comprises 34 rooms, covering approximately 1,010 square metres, and ancillary buildings. Built by Joseph […]
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Apr 15, 2024 · The $4.3 million project to decommission 24 Sussex Drive includes removing and storing the "heritage fabric, such as doors and mouldings," abatement of asbestos and removal of "obsolete mechanical ...
Feb 7, 2006 · 24 Sussex Drive. 24 Sussex Drive, in Ottawa, was designated as the official residence of the prime minister of Canada in 1950 and, in 1951, Louis St-Laurent became the first prime minister to live in the house. It was designed by J.M. Currier in 1867-68 as a Gothic Revival villa for his brother Joseph Merrill Currier, a prosperous mill owner ...
Sep 9, 2023 · Sept. 9, 2023. The saga of 24 Sussex Drive, the derelict onetime official residence of Canada’s prime ministers, took a new turn last week after a news leak signaled that the fate of the home ...
May 29, 2023 · Construction work has just started on 24 Sussex Drive, the prime minister's official residence. The building has fallen into a state of deep disrepair after years of neglect and inaction. But the ...
