October 4, 2026
Masterpieces of Domestic Design: revival style architecture in Rockcliffe park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm
2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, K1N 6E2
About Event
Discover the architectural heritage of Rockcliffe Park on a guided tour through one of Canada’s earliest and most celebrated planned residential communities. Set within a picturesque historic landscape, the tour showcases remarkable homes spanning Tudor Revival, Gothic Revival, Georgian, Colonial Revival and modernist styles, designed by some of the country’s most influential architects and landscape designers. Visitors will gain insight into the preservation of these distinguished residences, many now serving as diplomatic homes, and learn how Rockcliffe Park earned its designation as Ottawa’s first National Historic District.
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