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{{Short description|Embassy of Angola in Canada}}
{{Short description|Historic building in Ottawa, Canada}}
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|name = Former embassy of Angola in Ottawa
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|status = Houses the [[embassy of Iraq in Canada]]
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|address = 189 [[Laurier Avenue]] East
|address = 189 [[Laurier Avenue]] East
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|location_city = [[Ottawa]], Ontario
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The '''Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Canada''' was the [[embassy]] of [[Angola]] in [[Canada]]. It was located in '''Panet House''' at the corner of [[Laurier Avenue]] and [[King Edward Avenue (Ottawa)|King Edward Avenue]], next to the [[University of Ottawa]]. The embassy was closed in November 2018.
'''Panet House''' is a historic building in Ottawa, Canada. Built by [[Charles-Eugène Panet]], it is located at the corner of [[Laurier Avenue]] and [[King Edward Avenue (Ottawa)|King Edward Avenue]], near the [[University of Ottawa]]. The building currently houses the [[Embassy of Iraq, Ottawa|embassy of Iraq in Canada]]. From 1998 to 2018, the building served as the embassy of Angola.


== History ==
== History ==


Panet House was built in 1876 by Colonel [[Charles-Eugène Panet]] the [[Deputy Minister of Militia and Defence]].{{cn|date=May 2023}} In 1915, another owner added on a third storey, converted the house to apartments and replaced the roof with bedroom suites.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
Panet House was built between 1876 and 1877 for Colonel [[Charles-Eugène Panet]], [[Minister of Militia and Defence|Deputy Minister of Militia and Defence]], at the corner of [[Laurier Avenue]] and [[King Edward Avenue (Ottawa)|King Edward Avenue]], then called Theodore Street and King Street, respectively.<ref name="Heritage Ottawa 2017 b340"/><ref name="OttawaJournalApril1970"/> The limestone building featured a [[mansard roof]] with decorative [[cornice]]s.<ref name="Heritage Ottawa 2017 b340"/> Following Panet's death, his successor as deputy minister, Lieutenant-Colonel L.F. Pineaut, assumed ownership.<ref name="OttawaJournalApril1970"/>


In 1915, another owner added on a third storey, replacing the original mansard roof with a flat roof, and the building was converted into a 12-unit apartment building, the Elmscourt Apartments.<ref name="OttawaJournalApril1970"/><ref name="OttawaCitizenJanuary1989"/><ref name="OttawaCitizenSeptember1983"/>
It was purchased by the city of Ottawa in 1965 when there was talk of destroying it to make way for the proposed [[King Edward Expressway]], these plans were abandoned however.{{cn|date=May 2023}} In 1975, the city proposed replacing it with a [[fire station]], heritage groups objected to this and eventually the new station was built across the street. On September 21, 1983 the city council finally declared it to be a heritage structure. In 1986, it was sold to developers who restored it. In 1986, the house became part of the King Edward Avenue Heritage Conservation District.{{cn|date=May 2023}}


The building was expropriated by the [[City of Ottawa]] in 1969 when there was talk of demolishing it to make way for the proposed [[King Edward Expressway]] from the [[Macdonald-Cartier Bridge]] to the [[Ontario Highway 417|Queensway]]. However, these plans were abandoned in the mid-1970s.<ref name="Heritage Ottawa 2017 b340"/><ref name="OttawaJournalApril1970"/><ref name="OttawaCitizenJanuary1989"/>
For a time it was the [[Canadian Conference of the Arts]] before being purchased by the Angolans in the late 1990s. Previously the Angolan embassy had been located in a suite at 75 Albert.{{cn|date=May 2023}}


In 1982, the building was again considered for demolition as part of the City's plan to relocate seven fire stations. However, heritage groups objected to this plan and Action Sandy Hill presented a petition with 2,000 signatures at a public meeting in March 1983.<ref name="Heritage Ottawa 2017 b340"/><ref name="OttawaCitizenMarch1983"/> The new station was ultimately built across the street.<ref name="OttawaCitizenJanuary1989"/> On September 21, 1983, the [[Ottawa City Council]] created the King Edward Avenue Heritage Conservation District. In 1986, the district was amended to include Panet House, protecting it under the ''[[Ontario Heritage Act]]''.<ref name="Heritage Ottawa 2017 b340"/>
The building was included amongst other architecturally interesting and historically significant buildings in [[Doors Open Ottawa]], held June 2 and 3, 2012.<ref>http://ottawa.ca/doorsopen Doors Open Ottawa</ref>

In 1987, the building was sold to Andrex Holdings Ltd., which restored it, rebuilding its mansard roof and converting its first two floors into office space with six bachelor apartments on its top floor. The project earned the building a heritage award for adaptive reuse from the City in 1989.<ref name="Heritage Ottawa 2017 b340"/><ref name="OttawaCitizenJanuary1989"/><ref name="OttawaCitizenNovember1989"/> Following its restoration, the building was sold to a group of four national arts organizations – the [[Canadian Crafts Federation|Canadian Crafts Council]], the [[Canadian Artists' Representation]], the Canadian Music Council, and the [[Canadian Conference of the Arts]] – which used it as their headquarters.<ref name="OttawaCitizenJanuary1989"/><ref name="OttawaCitizenMay1989"/>

The building was purchased by the Republic of Angola in May 1998 and converted into an embassy.<ref name="AngolaEmbassy"/> The embassy was closed in 2018.<ref name="HillTimesOctober2018"/>

Panet House currently houses the [[Embassy of Iraq, Ottawa|embassy of Iraq in Canada]].<ref name="IraqEmbassy"/>

==Architecture and style==

The building was designed in the [[Second Empire style]], and features a mansard roof with [[dormer]]s and decorative cornices, limestone cladding, and stone chimneys.<ref name="CityofOttawaHeritageStudy"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
{{Reflist}}


<ref name="AngolaEmbassy">{{cite web |url=http://www.embangola-can.org/html/building.htm |title=The building |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=The Embassy of the Republic of Angola |publisher= |access-date= |quote= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202143243/http://embangola-can.org:80/html/building.htm |archive-date=February 2, 2009}}</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.embangola-can.org/ Official site]


<ref name="CityofOttawaHeritageStudy">{{cite report |author= |date= |title=Sandy Hill Heritage Study |url= |publisher=[[City of Ottawa]] |page= |docket= |access-date= |quote=This is an excellent and intact example of an early detached residence in Second Empire style characterized by its stone facade and slate mansard roof with pointed dormers and projecting cornices with paired brackets. The neo-Classical stylistic influence is evident in the symmetrical composition with central entry surmounted by a Palladian dormer with arched window and Classical detailing.}}</ref>
{{Diplomatic missions of Angola}}

{{Diplomatic missions in Canada}}
<ref name="Heritage Ottawa 2017 b340">{{cite web | title=12. Panet House | website=Heritage Ottawa | date=May 19, 2017 | url=https://heritageottawa.org/50years/panet-house | access-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref>

<ref name="HillTimesOctober2018">{{cite news |last=Wright Allen |first=Samantha |date=October 31, 2018 |title=Angola to close embassy in Canada |url=https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2018/10/31/angola-close-embassy-canada/279784/ |work=[[Hill Times]] |access-date=January 5, 2024}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

<ref name="IraqEmbassy">{{cite web |url=https://mofa.gov.iq/ottawa/?page_id=3638 |title=الاتصال بنا |trans-title=Contact Us |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Ottawa |publisher= |language=Arabic |access-date=January 5, 2024 |quote= }}</ref>

<ref name="OttawaCitizenMarch1983">{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=Jennifer |date=March 22, 1983 |title=Sandy Hill group wants building kept |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-sandy-hill-group-want/138119257/ |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=Ottawa, Ontario |page=21 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

<ref name="OttawaCitizenSeptember1983">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=September 14, 1983 |title=Sandy Hill / Heritage designation urged |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-sandy-hill-heritage/138132835/ |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=Ottawa, Ontario |page=27 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

<ref name="OttawaCitizenJanuary1989">{{cite news |last=Rusnell |first=Charles |date=January 8, 1989 |title=One man's fight to save an old building |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-one-mans-fight-to-sa/138117892/ |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=Ottawa, Ontario |page=C1 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

<ref name="OttawaCitizenMay1989">{{cite news |last=Roston |first=Margo |date=May 18, 1989 |title=Rain turns opening of research centre into indoor scrum |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-rain-turns-opening-of/138120394/ |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=Ottawa, Ontario |page=51 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

<ref name="OttawaCitizenNovember1989">{{cite news |last=Aubry |first=Jack |date=November 11, 1989 |title=Church, house nominated for heritage awards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-church-house-nominat/138118427/ |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=Ottawa, Ontario |page=A9 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

<ref name="OttawaJournalApril1970">{{cite news |last=Blair |first=Gladys |date=April 18, 1970 |title=Vintage Home: 'Must give way to pressures of progress |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-journal-vintage-home-must-g/138122296/ |work=[[Ottawa Journal]] |location=Ottawa, Ontario |page=49 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

}}


[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1877]]
[[Category:Designated heritage properties in Ottawa]]
[[Category:Diplomatic missions in Ottawa|Angola]]
[[Category:Diplomatic missions in Ottawa|Angola]]
[[Category:Diplomatic missions of Angola|Ottawa]]
[[Category:Diplomatic missions of Angola|Ottawa]]

Latest revision as of 23:53, 26 January 2024

Panet House
Panet House in 2005
Map
General information
StatusHouses the embassy of Iraq in Canada
Address189 Laurier Avenue East
Town or cityOttawa, Ontario
CountryCanada
Coordinates45°25′32″N 75°40′58″W / 45.425625°N 75.682776°W / 45.425625; -75.682776
Completed1877

Panet House is a historic building in Ottawa, Canada. Built by Charles-Eugène Panet, it is located at the corner of Laurier Avenue and King Edward Avenue, near the University of Ottawa. The building currently houses the embassy of Iraq in Canada. From 1998 to 2018, the building served as the embassy of Angola.

History[edit]

Panet House was built between 1876 and 1877 for Colonel Charles-Eugène Panet, Deputy Minister of Militia and Defence, at the corner of Laurier Avenue and King Edward Avenue, then called Theodore Street and King Street, respectively.[1][2] The limestone building featured a mansard roof with decorative cornices.[1] Following Panet's death, his successor as deputy minister, Lieutenant-Colonel L.F. Pineaut, assumed ownership.[2]

In 1915, another owner added on a third storey, replacing the original mansard roof with a flat roof, and the building was converted into a 12-unit apartment building, the Elmscourt Apartments.[2][3][4]

The building was expropriated by the City of Ottawa in 1969 when there was talk of demolishing it to make way for the proposed King Edward Expressway from the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge to the Queensway. However, these plans were abandoned in the mid-1970s.[1][2][3]

In 1982, the building was again considered for demolition as part of the City's plan to relocate seven fire stations. However, heritage groups objected to this plan and Action Sandy Hill presented a petition with 2,000 signatures at a public meeting in March 1983.[1][5] The new station was ultimately built across the street.[3] On September 21, 1983, the Ottawa City Council created the King Edward Avenue Heritage Conservation District. In 1986, the district was amended to include Panet House, protecting it under the Ontario Heritage Act.[1]

In 1987, the building was sold to Andrex Holdings Ltd., which restored it, rebuilding its mansard roof and converting its first two floors into office space with six bachelor apartments on its top floor. The project earned the building a heritage award for adaptive reuse from the City in 1989.[1][3][6] Following its restoration, the building was sold to a group of four national arts organizations – the Canadian Crafts Council, the Canadian Artists' Representation, the Canadian Music Council, and the Canadian Conference of the Arts – which used it as their headquarters.[3][7]

The building was purchased by the Republic of Angola in May 1998 and converted into an embassy.[8] The embassy was closed in 2018.[9]

Panet House currently houses the embassy of Iraq in Canada.[10]

Architecture and style[edit]

The building was designed in the Second Empire style, and features a mansard roof with dormers and decorative cornices, limestone cladding, and stone chimneys.[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "12. Panet House". Heritage Ottawa. May 19, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Blair, Gladys (April 18, 1970). "Vintage Home: 'Must give way to pressures of progress". Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 49. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e Rusnell, Charles (January 8, 1989). "One man's fight to save an old building". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. C1. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sandy Hill / Heritage designation urged". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. September 14, 1983. p. 27. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jackson, Jennifer (March 22, 1983). "Sandy Hill group wants building kept". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 21. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Aubry, Jack (November 11, 1989). "Church, house nominated for heritage awards". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. A9. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Roston, Margo (May 18, 1989). "Rain turns opening of research centre into indoor scrum". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 51. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "The building". The Embassy of the Republic of Angola. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009.
  9. ^ Wright Allen, Samantha (October 31, 2018). "Angola to close embassy in Canada". Hill Times. Retrieved January 5, 2024. (subscription required)
  10. ^ "الاتصال بنا" [Contact Us]. Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Ottawa (in Arabic). Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Sandy Hill Heritage Study (Report). City of Ottawa. This is an excellent and intact example of an early detached residence in Second Empire style characterized by its stone facade and slate mansard roof with pointed dormers and projecting cornices with paired brackets. The neo-Classical stylistic influence is evident in the symmetrical composition with central entry surmounted by a Palladian dormer with arched window and Classical detailing.
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