Embassy of the USSR in Ottawa (Charlotte Street)
Посольство СССР в Оттаве (Шарлотт-стрит)
The building at 285 Charlotte Street (Sandy Hill) was built in 1956–1957 on the site of the 1917 Booth family manor, which had housed the Soviet mission since 1942 and was destroyed by fire on 1 January 1956. It was designed by the Ottawa firm Noffke and Ingram to the Soviet side's requirements; the façade was altered in 1992. The building now houses the Embassy of Russia in Canada.
Здание по адресу Шарлотт-стрит, 285 (район Сэнди-Хилл) построено в 1956–1957 годах на месте особняка семьи Бут 1917 года, в котором советская миссия размещалась с 1942 года и который был уничтожен пожаром 1 января 1956 года. Проект выполнен оттавским бюро Noffke and Ingram по требованиям советской стороны; в 1992 году фасад был изменён. Сейчас в здании размещается посольство России в Канаде.
Property abroad
EraUSSR
FunctionEmbassy
Present ownerRussian Federation
Acquisitionbuilt, 1957
StatusIn use
As of2026-09
According to the Historical Society of Ottawa, the former Soviet embassy building now houses the Embassy of the Russian Federation.
Map
Sources
- Ellen Pyear. Cold War Architecture: The Russian Embassy in Ottawa (Render, Carleton University)
- The Historical Society of Ottawa: The Soviet Embassy Fire
- Wikipedia: Embassy of Russia, Ottawa
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