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A century of architecture: 1872-1971

(Front of frame) “St. Andrews is Ottawa's oldest Protestant Presbyterian Church in Canada. Nicholas Sparks donated land in 1827, which permitted the construction and opening in 1828 of the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The church was founded for, and built by, the Scottish and Irish labourers who were constructing the Rideau Canal for Montreal's John Redpath and their own Thomas MacKay. The building was replaced with the current structure in 1872. The commission for St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Wellington Street at Kent Street was awarded to William Tutin Thomas of Montreal in 1872-74.” (1)

(Middle of frame) “In the 1970s, it was decided to lease the land to the rear of the church. The Sunday school building that had been built in 1874 was torn down (there was a fire) and an office building, St. Andrew's Tower, was built in its place in 1988. This building, which is attached directly to the rear of the church, is now the headquarters of the Department of Justice, although the congregation has offices, and rooms on the lower levels, entered from Kent Street, with wheelchair access from the Tower Building.” (1)

(Rear of frame) “The Ottawa Marriott Hotel was built by Campeau Corporation as part of the second phase of the Place de Ville complex. Upon its construction in 1971, it was the tallest building in Ottawa, but the title was short-lived when the neighboring Tower C was completed in 1972. As of 2013 it was the sixth tallest in Ottawa and eighth in the National Capital Region. The Merlot Rooftop Grill, a long time rotating restaurant in Ottawa, Ontario is no longer operational.” (2)

Sources: (1). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Presbyterian_Church_</a>(Ottawa)