The Transportation Building, 10

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is a historic Gothic revival/ Chicago school

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. The building stands at the intersection of

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and

. It was designed by architect

John Albert Ewart John Albert Ewart (April 20, 1872 – April 21, 1964) was a Canadian architect and son of Chief Dominion Architect David Ewart. Personal and early years Ewart was born in Ottawa on April 20, 1872, after his father's arrival in Canada. Ewart st ...

built by C. Jackson Booth, son of lumber baron J.R. Booth in 1916. It was across the street from Union Station, now the

Senate of Canada Building The Senate of Canada Building (french: édifice du Sénat du Canada) is located at 2 Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and serves as the temporary seat of the Senate of Canada. The building served as Ottawa's central railway stati ...

, and was thus named the Transportation Building. When Ottawa's second city hall was destroyed in a fire in 1931 the building became Ottawa's temporary city hall. Originally the city only occupied part of the building, but eventually it took over the entire structure. The city left for a new city hall on Green Island in 1958. In 1965 it was expropriated by the federal government and became home of federal workers. The bottom levels of the structure are today integrated into the

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