*** Welcome to piglix ***

Langevin Block

Langevin Block
View of the Langevin Block from Wellington Street
The Langevin Block in 2010
General information
Type Office of the Prime Minister and the Privy Council Office
Architectural style Second Empire
Town or city Ottawa, Ontario
Country Canada
Construction started 1884
Designations Classified Federal Heritage Building
Official name Langevin Block National Historic Site of Canada
Part of Confederation Square National Historic Site of Canada

The Langevin Block (French: Édifice Langevin, IPA: [lɑ̃ʒvɛ̃]) is an office building facing Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. As the home of the Privy Council Office and Office of the Prime Minister, it is the working headquarters of the executive branch of the Canadian government. Accordingly, the term Langevin Block is sometimes used as a metonym for the Prime Minister's Office. The building is named after Father of Confederation and cabinet minister Hector Langevin.

The building is a National Historic Site of Canada.

While the offices of senior Privy Council Office officials remain in the Langevin Block, its use is now largely limited to the Prime Minister's Office, in addition to his or her office in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings.

Started in 1884 and completed in 1889, the block was the first federal government office building constructed outside the Parliament Hill precinct. It is built of sandstone obtained from a New Brunswick quarry owned by Charles Elijah Fish. It occupies a prominent place on Ottawa's Wellington Street, adjacent to the National War Memorial, Chateau Laurier, Government Conference Centre, Rideau Canal, National Arts Centre, High Commission of the United Kingdom in Ottawa, and the Sparks Street Mall. Originally named the Southwest Departmental Building, its current name comes from Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, the Public Works Minister in the Cabinet of Sir John A. Macdonald.


...
Wikipedia

...