1912 – Government Conference Centre – Former Union Station, Ottawa, Ontario
The Government Conference Centre was originally constructed as Ottawa Union Station between 1909 and 1912 to the designs of architects Ross &
The Government Conference Centre was originally constructed as Ottawa Union Station between 1909 and 1912 to the designs of architects Ross &
Never completed, the construction probably cancelled by the First World War.
The plans were prepared by architect Edward White with Aston Webb by request of the Canadian prime minister while in England in the summer of 1912.
Construction on the Customs Examining Warehouse was started by David Ewart as Dominion Chief Architect (1896-1914) of the Department of Public Works,
Sited across the street from Union Station,
Robert and Russell Blackburn commissioned the multi-functional structure containing retail,
Described in the architectural press: “The exterior is built of Indiana limestone,
Demolished in 1982,
The architects Edward Fletcher Stevens (1860–1946) and Frederick Clare Lee designed hospitals in the U.S.
Built as the Canadian head office for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.