Heritage Activities
Proposed Heritage Conservation District Feedback Form
Please provide us with your feedback on the proposed Heritage Conservation District plan. Forms and/or questions can be emailed to heritage@glebeca.ca
Download the feedback form here...
Proposed Heritage Conservation District
The GCA Heritage Committee will host a feedback meeting for residents to discuss the proposed
Clemow Estates East Heritage Conservation District in advance of the City's June 16th public
consultation.
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 19th at 7:00 p.m. at the Glebe
Community Centre.
View the meeting flyer here...
GCA calls Lansdowne Park an "Endangered Place"
The Glebe Community Association has asked to have Lansdowne Park listed as an "endangered place" by
the Heritage Canada Foundation. HCF evaluates selected sites based on the significance of the site,
the urgency of the threat, and community support for its preservation. The GCA says Lansdowne Park
scores high on all three factors.
"The current plan to turn nearly 25% of Lansdowne Park into commercial development is inappropriate
and inconsistent with its nearly 150-year history as a public space," said Joan Bard Miller, chair
of the association's Heritage Committee. "The Park is historically associated with sports,
recreation and exhibitions but may soon be associated with large-scale retail."
The Heritage Canada Foundation will release their 2010 Top Ten Endangered Places List in May.
View the application here...
Public Meeting regarding Proposed Clemow Estates East Heritage Conservation District
The purpose of this public meeting is to present and review the findings of the Clemow Estates East Heritage Conservation District Study.
Copies of the Study and Plan will be available at the public meeting and all persons attending the meeting will be given an opportunity to make oral representations in respect to the contents of the plan.
View and download the Study and Plan here...
The meeting will take place in the Multi-purpose room at the
Glebe Community Centre on March 24, 2010 from 7:30-9:30pm.
For additional information contact:
Lesley Collins
Heritage Planner
phone: 613-580-2424 ext. 21586
email: lesley.collins@ottawa.ca
Horticulture Building Tour
On Friday, January 22, 2010, the GCA Heritage Committee along with Heritage Ottawa, City of Ottawa staff, and local heritage experts toured the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park. To read more about the tour of the Horticulture Building, please read Maria Cook's article in the Ottawa Citizen on Monday, January 25, 2010.
Front facade of the Horticulture Building built in 1914 to plans by Francis Sullivan
Details of the inside of the Horticulture Building. It is currently being used for storage by the City of Ottawa.
This large masonry building, which was designated by the City of Ottawa in 1989,
is in solid condition and contains several characteristics unique to the Prairie Style.
For more information regarding the heritage significance of the Horticulture Building
please visit the Canadian Register of Historic Places.
The side of the Horticulture Building demonstrating its physical relationship to the Aberdeen Pavilion.
The Lansdowne Park Partnership Plan, submitted to the City on September 2, 2009, suggested that this masonry building be moved to accommodate the development of retail buildings at Lansdowne. The Lansdowne Strategic Design Review and Advisory Panel, headed by George Dark, is currently reviewing this strategy.