Victoria Building, Federal heritage building in downtown Ottawa, Canada

The Victoria Building is an Art Deco office building at 140 Wellington Street, directly across from the Parliament of Canada. Designed by John Albert Ewart and completed in 1928, it has a limestone exterior with geometric forms and stepped profiles. It now houses offices of parliamentarians, mostly senators.

The Victoria Building was completed in 1928 by private developers to designs by John Albert Ewart, on the site of Victoria Chambers, a smaller Bank of Ottawa building erected in 1902. The federal government leased much of it soon after. It was the first home of the French embassy from 1928 to 1939, housed the Bank of Canada from 1935 to 1938, the Japanese legation from 1931 to 1941, and the CBC from 1938 to 1964. The government took over the building in 1973 and renovated it in 2003.

The building's name recalls the earlier Victoria Chambers, a smaller structure on the site that was replaced in 1928. Its tenants have ranged from the first French embassy (1928-1939) and the Bank of Canada (1935-1938) to the Japanese legation (1931-1941) and the CBC (1938-1964).

The building stands on Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa and is easily reached by public transportation. Keep in mind that this is an active government building with regular business hours in effect.

Before the current building, the site held Victoria Chambers, built in 1902 and itself a replacement for a smaller Bank of Ottawa branch. The 1928 structure was designed by John Albert Ewart and put up by private developers, with the federal government leasing much of it soon after completion.