The architecture like the people of Lowertown is varied and in this issue, the editor highlights publications with some focus on Lowertown architecture. Where the guides are also available in French, this is indicated.
Andrew Waldron Exploring the Capital: An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa-Gatineau Region, 2017. The book was published simultaneously by University of Ottawa Press as Explorez la region de la capital nationale.
The author, an architectural historian and resident of Lowertown, teamed up with architectural photographer, Peter Coffman, to offer eleven tours with buildings in our region. For Lowertown, the section titled Byward Market encompasses areas along Sussex Drive and on both sides of King Edward Avenue.
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee, Ottawa: A Guide to Heritage Structures, 2000. This book was also issued in French as Ottawa, guide du patrimoine bâti.
This book was intended to inform and encourage interest in locally designated heritage. Multiple Lowertown buildings designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act are featured in sections titled Byward Market, Sandy Hill West, Lowertown.
Heritage Ottawa, From Walk-Up to High-Rise: Ottawa’s Historic Apartment Buildings, 2017.
Shannon Ricketts, former Lowertown resident, Susan Ross, creator of a website on Macdonald Gardens and Robert Symthe, author of several Urbsite blogs on Lowertown architecture, are among the contributors to this beautifully illustrated book on Ottawa apartment buildings. Five Lowertown buildings east of King Edward Avenue are featured- The McCullough, The Watergate, The Anglesea, Friel Towers and Pestolozzi.
Lowertown Community Association, Macdonald Gardens Park Heritage Designation Walking Tour Guide, 2017. The text of the publication is in English and French.
With this booklet, the LCA Heritage Committee continues its identification and documentation of places with historical and cultural importance in our neighbourhood. Profiles of this Lowertown park and of selected individuals and buildings in the vicinity tell some of the story of this community’s significance to Ottawa and Canada.