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Daly Building, Historic department store site on Rideau Street, Ottawa, Canada

The six-story structure featured large plate-glass windows within a steel and stone framework at the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive.

Built in 1905 as Ottawa's first department store, the building served numerous retailers before becoming a federal government office space in 1921.

The structure represented the Chicago School architectural style with its three-part windows, cast iron pillars, and ornamental cornices.

The federal government purchased the building for one million dollars, transforming it from retail space to government offices that operated until 1978.

A fatal accident in 1964 led to the removal of the cornice after a stone fragment fell and struck a pedestrian on the street below.

Location: Ottawa

GPS coordinates: 45.42580,-75.69410

Latest update: March 3, 2025 00:37

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