Sandy Hill in Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
University of Ottawa
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, September 27, 2018
1. University of Ottawa Marker
Inscription.
University of Ottawa. . This institution was established in 1848 by Bishop Joseph-Eugene Guiges and placed under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Incorporated by Act of Parliament on May 30, 1849 as the College of Bytown, it occupied a three-storey frame building in the Garden of the Episcopal Palace. Renamed "College of Ottawa" in 1861, it received university status five years later, and was decreed a pontifical university by Pope Leo XIII in 1889. The college, which has occupied its present site since 1856, was destroyed by fire on December 02, 1903, but was quickly rebuilt. Administrative control of this, Canada's first bilingual university, was transferred in 1965 from the Oblates to a board of governors.
This institution was established in 1848 by Bishop Joseph-Eugene Guiges and placed under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Incorporated by Act of Parliament on May 30, 1849 as the College of Bytown, it occupied a three-storey frame building in the Garden of the Episcopal Palace. Renamed "College of Ottawa" in 1861, it received university status five years later, and was decreed a pontifical university by Pope Leo XIII in 1889. The college, which has occupied its present site since 1856, was destroyed by fire on December 02, 1903, but was quickly rebuilt. Administrative control of this, Canada's first bilingual university, was transferred in 1965 from the Oblates to a board of governors.
Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.
Location. 45° 25.467′ N, 75° 41.157′ W. Marker is in Ottawa, Ontario. It is in Sandy Hill. It is on Laurier Avenue East, on the left when traveling east. This marker is located to the south of the east entrance to Tabaret Hall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ottawa ON K1N 6N5, 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 Ruperts Land.
The marker site (or at least where it would be, in the future) is a bit to the left of the steps of the building on the left.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on July 29, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. 2. submitted on July 30, 2021. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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