Earnscliffe


































Earnscliffe
Earnscliffe.JPG
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Built 1855–57
Current use Residence of the British High Commissioner to Canada
Architectural style(s) Gothic Revival
Owner
United Kingdom government (since 1930)

National Historic Site of Canada
Designated May 30, 1960


Earnscliffe is a Victorian manor in Ottawa, Ontario, built in the Gothic Revival style.[1] During the late 19th century, it was home to Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Since 1930, it has served as the residence of the British High Commissioner to Canada.




Contents






  • 1 Location and heritage status


  • 2 History


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Location and heritage status


The property overlooks the Ottawa River, just east of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge. It is located to the northwest of Sussex Drive, across from the Lester B. Pearson Building.


The house is a National Historic Site and the location of a plaque erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. However, since it is a diplomatic residence, it is closed to visitors except for special public events, such as Doors Open Ottawa. It was designated as "Earnscliffe National Historic Site of Canada" on May 30, 1960.[1]



History


The manor was built by Thomas McKay's company for his son-in-law, John McKinnon, in 1855.[2] McKinnon died suddenly in 1866 and the house was purchased by another of McKay's sons-in-law, Thomas Keefer. Two years later, he sold it to Thomas Reynolds, a railroad developer. Reynolds resided there for several years, and it was during this period that the house got the name "Earnscliffe", an archaic term for "eagle's cliff".


Reynolds died in 1879, and his son sold the house to Sir John A. Macdonald in 1883. Macdonald had earlier stayed with Reynolds, and there are some stories that he gave it its name.[citation needed] In 1888, Macdonald made several additions to the structure. In 1891, Macdonald fell ill, and he died in his room at Earnscliffe.


His widow, Lady Macdonald, briefly continued to reside in the home after his death, and Queen Victoria made her Baroness Macdonald of Earnscliffe. Soon, however, Lady Macdonald and her daughter departed for England and leased the house to Lord Treowen, commander of the militia. Over the next decades, the building was home to several local notables, including Mrs. Charles A.E. Harriss.


In 1930, William Henry Clark, the first British High Commissioner to Canada, arranged to buy the house for the British government. It has been the home of the British High Commissioner ever since.[3]


On October 4, 2011, a fire damaged the building. British High Commissioner Andrew Pocock, living in the house at the time, was fine and no one was injured in the fire.[4]



See also



  • British High Commission, Ottawa

  • List of designated heritage properties in Ottawa



References





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  2. ^ ""Earnscliffe, Ottawa."". Dominion Illustrated News (Montreal). 6 (155): 579. June 20, 1891.


  3. ^ "Earnscliffe, British High Commissioner's Official Residence". ottawa.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-08.


  4. ^ "Ottawa's historic Earnscliffe Manor damaged by fire". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-11-08.




External links


  • 1955 booklet outlining the history of the building (pdf)

Coordinates: 45°26′15″N 75°41′56″W / 45.437378°N 75.698912°W / 45.437378; -75.698912











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