Centretown in Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
John R. Booth Residence
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La Résidence de John R. Booth
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, August 1, 2013
1. John R. Booth Residence Marker
This refined and elegant Queen Anne Revival house is as impressive now as when it was built in 1909 for lumber baron John R. Booth. Hallmark features of this style, popular from the 1880s to the 1910s, are displayed in the two main façades of the house. Stylistic elements inspired by late medieval sources include the elaborate shaped gables, ornate stone moulding and the roof's intersecting ridges. Architect John W. H. Watts enhanced the design by adding a square corner tower surmounted by finely sculpted finials to create a house of baronial grandeur.
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Erected by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
Location. 45° 24.992′ N, 75° 41.532′ W. Marker is in Ottawa, Ontario. It is in Centretown. It is at the intersection of Metcalfe Street and MacLaren Street, on the left when traveling north on Metcalfe Street. Marker is located on the corner of the property near MacLaren & Metcalfe Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 252 Metcalfe St, Ottawa ON K2P 1R3, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Victoria Memorial Museum Building (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Woolly Mammoth / Le mammouth laineux (approx. half a kilometer away); Parliament Fire (approx. half a kilometer away); Diamond Jenness (approx. half a kilometer away); Marion Dewar Plaza (approx. half a kilometer away); John Macoun (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Canadian Airmen Lost Over Poland (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Animals in War (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, August 1, 2013
2. John R. Booth Residence
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
