1911 – Birks Building, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Architect: Weekes & Keefer
“The new Birks building is a reinforced concrete structure designed to accommodate the business of Messrs. Henry Birks & Sons, Limited, jewelers, who occupy the ground floor, basement and half of the second floor. All floors above the ground floor are devoted to office purposes. The facade of the building is of English terra cotta. Upon the interior the store is finished with moulded plaster ceilings supported by columns of Violet Breche marble, the slabs being 14 feet long in one piece; the floors are finished with marble mosaic, while all fixtures, counters, show cases, etc., are of mahogany. The heating is by the vapor system. All public corridors, toilets, etc., are finished in terrazzo and marble.”
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Published March 20, 2026
