The Victoria Building is an

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, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 140 Wellington Street, just across from the

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. It houses the offices of a number of parliamentarians, mostly members of the

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. The building, designed by

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, was completed in 1928 by private developers, though the federal government quickly leased much of it. It has held a wide variety of tenants. It was the first home of the Embassy of France (1928-1939) and the

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from 1935 to 1938. It also housed the Japanese legation in 1931. From 1938 to 1964 it housed the CBC and for a time was also the home of

Ashbury College Ashbury College is an independent day and boarding school located in the Rockcliffe Park area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was originally founded in 1891 by former faculty of Bishop's College School in Quebec to accommodate BCS students living ...

. The federal government took over the building in 1973 and in 2003 it was renovated.

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation buildings 1928 establishments in Ontario

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