The R.H. Coats Building is a government office building located in the

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government office complex in

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. It is situated near the intersection of Holland Avenue and Scott Street, beside

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. Named after Canada's first Dominion Statistician,

Robert H. Coats Robert Hamilton Coats (July 25, 1874 – February 7, 1960) was Canada's first Dominion Statistician. He was born in Clinton, Huron County, Ontario in 1874, the son of Robert Coats, who came to Canada from Scotland. In 1896, Coats received a ...

(1874-1960), the R.H. Coats Building was completed in 1976 by the architectural firm Ogilvie and Hogg.Kalman, 150. It is 26 stories and 99 m in height, making it the tallest tower in Tunney's Pasture.

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s are sometimes sighted on the top of this building. It houses

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offices and a branch of the

Alterna Savings Alterna Savings and Credit Union Limited, commonly called Alterna Savings (french: Caisse Alterna), is a credit union based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In addition to its credit union branches in Ontario, it also operates across Canada through it ...

credit union, formerly the CS CO-OP.

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*Kalman, Harold and John Roaf. ''Exploring Ottawa: An Architectural Guide to the Nation's Capital.'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1983. Federal government buildings in Ottawa Brutalist architecture in Canada Government buildings completed in 1976 1976 establishments in Ontario {{Ottawa-stub

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