The federal government is launching a national design-and-build competition to “rehabilitate and modernize” 24 Sussex Drive, nearly 11 years after the last prime minister lived at the official residence in Ottawa.
Definitely not a McMansion, but it’s architectural significance has been described as “modest”. And it doesn’t seem very suitable for its actual task.
I probably would have favoured converting it into a museum and building a new official residence at a different location, but they seem intent on staying at this address.
“24 Sussex Drive (French: 24, promenade Sussex) is the official residence of the prime minister of Canada, in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario.[1] Built between 1866 and 1868 by Joseph Merrill Currier, it has been the official home of the prime minister since 1951.”
Definitely not a McMansion, but it’s architectural significance has been described as “modest”. And it doesn’t seem very suitable for its actual task.
I probably would have favoured converting it into a museum and building a new official residence at a different location, but they seem intent on staying at this address.
“24 Sussex Drive (French: 24, promenade Sussex) is the official residence of the prime minister of Canada, in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario.[1] Built between 1866 and 1868 by Joseph Merrill Currier, it has been the official home of the prime minister since 1951.”
Sounds like it has some good history to me.
I don’t disagree - like I said, museum!