Meetings of Parliament National Historic Event
Ottawa, Ontario
Meetings of Parliament
© Parks Canada
Address :
240 Mcleod Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1949-05-30
Other Name(s):
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Meetings of Parliament
(Designation Name)
Importance:
National museum building was seat of parliament, 1916-19
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Foyer entrance to National Museum of Nature 240 Mcleod Street, Ottawa, Ontario
After the burning of the Parliament Buildings on the night of 3rd February 1916, the House of Commons assembled in this building on the 4th and the Senate on the 8th February. Parliament met here for the last time on 10th November, 1919, and assembled for the first time in the rebuilt Parliament Buildings on 26th February, 1920.