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Name |
Académie De La Salle |
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City Directories |
1949 |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [1] |
- 373 Sussex Street
Ottawa, On.
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Person ID |
I20883 |
Lowertown |
Last Modified |
19 Jul 2018 |
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- La Salle Academy
373 Sussex Drive
No secondary education was available in early Bytown. In 1848, Bishop Guigues established the College of Bytown, a bilingual school that promoted courses in Latin and bookkeeping. When the school expanded four years later in Sandy Hill, where it later became the University of Ottawa (D28-D31), the building was converted into the Hôtel de Champagne and then a military barracks. It returned to use as an educational institution in 1870, and later became the Christian Brothers' La Salle Academy (so named in 1899), a boys school offering general, commercial and religious education. The small attached house was built by Thomas Donnelly and briefly leased to Bishop Guigues until the completion of his palace (B9).
The school moved in 1970, and in 1971 the buildings were threatened with demolition, but the federal government bought them to set an example by retaining old buildings, and this became the home of the Canadian Repertory Theatre, the country's first permanent professional repertory theatre. The example was costly. The exterior was returned to its 1890 appearance, complete with curious cupola. A third storey was removed from the Donnelly House and its exterior restored to its 1840s appearance. New additions featured a comfortable courtyard with bronze sculpture (William McElcheran 1976).
Source: Exploring the Capital: Andrew Waldron; page 34
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