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| coordinates = | groundbreaking_date = | start_date = 1884| completion_date = 1889| opened_date = | inauguration_date = | demolition_date = | destruction_date = Thomas Fuller (architect)>Thomas Fuller| landlord = National Capital CommissionMonarchy of Canada>The King in Right of Canada| cost = | floor_area = | top_floor = | floor_count = | awards = | ren_awards = | embedded = {{Designation list| embed = yes| designation1 = Canada| designation1_offname = Langevin Block National Historic Site of Canada Confederation Square>Confederation Square National Historic Site of Canada}}| references = | map_type = | map_alt = | map_caption = | altitude = | building_type = Office buildingSecond Empire (architecture)>Second Empire| structural_system = | ren_cost = | client = Office of the Prime Minister (Canada)>Office of the Prime MinisterPrivy Council Office| renovation_date = | height = | antenna_spire = | roof = | other_dimensions = | main_contractor = | designations = Classified Federal Heritage Building}}The Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council () building, formerly known as the Langevin Block (, {{IPA-fr|lɑ̃ʒvɛ̃|IPA}}), is an office building facing Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. As the home of the Privy Council Office and Office of the Prime Minister, it is the working headquarters of the executive branch of the Canadian government.The term Langevin Block was previously used as a metonym for the Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office. The building was named after Father of Confederation and cabinet minister Hector-Louis Langevin.NEWS,weblink Bellegarde, MPs urge feds to change name of Langevin Block, Kristy, Kirkup, The Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, February 16, 2017, December 12, 2021, Following objections by Indigenous people of the use of Hector Langevin's name, due to allegations regarding Langevin's role in establishing the residential school system associated with the abuse of Indigenous children and attempts to forcibly assimilate them, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the renaming of the building on June 21, 2017.NEWS,weblink Father of Confederation's name stripped from Prime Minister's Office building, Kristy, Kirkup, 21 June 2017, The Canadian Press, CTV News, The building is a National Historic Site of Canada.{{CRHP|14127|Langevin Block National Historic Site of Canada|August 18, 2011}}

Overview

File:East Block and Langevin Block.jpg|thumb|left|The East Block and Langevin Block as seen from the grounds of Parliament HillParliament HillWhile the offices of senior Privy Council Office officials remain in the building, its use is now largely limited to the Prime Minister's Office, in addition to his or her office in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings.Started in 1884 and completed in 1889, the building was the first federal government office building constructed outside the Parliament Hill precinct. It is built of sandstone obtained from a New Brunswick quarry owned by Charles Elijah Fish. It occupies a prominent place on Ottawa's Wellington Street, adjacent to the National War Memorial, Chateau Laurier, Government Conference Centre, Rideau Canal, National Arts Centre, High Commission of the United Kingdom in Ottawa, and the Sparks Street Mall. Originally named the Southwest Departmental Building during construction, its name from completion until 2017 came from Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, the Public Works Minister in the Cabinet of Sir John A. Macdonald.The structure is distinctive in Ottawa for its Second Empire Style design because most government buildings from the period were built in the Gothic Revival style. It was designed by the Chief Dominion Architect Thomas Fuller, who also designed the original Parliament Buildings. In 2000, it was named by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada as one of the top 500 buildings produced in Canada during the last millennium.NEWS,weblink Cultural consequence, Cook, Marcia, May 11, 2000, Ottawa Citizen, October 11, 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100530090211weblink">weblink May 30, 2010, The building is connected by a bridge to an office building at 13 Metcalfe Street.In 2017, the Assembly of First Nations called for the building to be renamed, largely based on allegations of Hector Langevin's supposed role in the creation of Canada's controversial Indian residential schools system. On June 21, 2017 the building was renamed the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council.

The Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister of Canada has two office rooms.

See also

• List of designated heritage properties in Ottawa

References

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Additional Reading

• BOOK, Exploring Ottawa: an architectural guide to the nation's capital,weblink Harold, Kalman, John, Roaf, Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 8, 1983, 978-0-8020-6395-3,
• BOOK, Ottawa: a guide to heritage structures, City of Ottawa, Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee, 2001, 978-0-9686-5071-4,

External links

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130522200854weblink">The Langevin Block from Yesterday to Today
• Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council Canada's Historic Places

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