Booth House

Booth House is a prominent heritage building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada located at 252 Metcalfe Street, just south of Somerset in Downtown Ottawa. The house was built by lumber baron John R.

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Type: Historic building
Description: mansion in Ottawa, Ontario
Also known as: “John R. Booth Residence”
Address: 252 Metcalfe Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Canadian Museum of Nature and First Church of Christ, Scientist.

Canadian Museum of Nature

Museum

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The Canadian Museum of Nature is a national natural history museum based in Canada's National Capital Region. The museum's exhibitions and public programs are housed in the Victoria Memorial Museum Building, a 18,910-square-metre structure in Ottawa, Ontario. Canadian Museum of Nature is situated 500 metres southeast of Booth House.

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Church

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First Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christian Science church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. First Church of Christ, Scientist is situated 130 metres southeast of Booth House.

St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church

Church

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St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church is an Anglican church in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the corner of Elgin and Somerset streets. St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church is situated 240 metres northeast of Booth House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centretown and Ottawa.

Centretown

Suburb

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Centretown is a neighbourhood in Somerset Ward, in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is defined by the city as "the area bounded on the north by Gloucester Street and Lisgar Street, on the east by the Rideau Canal, on the south by the Queensway freeway and on the west by Bronson Avenue." Traditionally it was all of Ottawa west of the Rideau Canal, while Lower Town was everything to the east.

Ottawa

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Ottawa is Canada's capital. With over a million citizens, it is Canada's fourth-largest city, and Ontario's second-largest city. Visitors often come to Ottawa to see Parliament Hill and Canada's national museums, but the city also has much shopping, many restaurants, and lively nightlife.

Golden Triangle

Neighborhood

The Golden Triangle is a sub-neighbourhood of Centretown in Somerset Ward in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It borders Elgin Street, at its west, and the Rideau Canal, at its east.

Booth House

Categories: mansion, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Ward 14, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

45.41644° or 45° 24′ 59″ north

Longitude

-75.69225° or 75° 41′ 32″ west

Levels

Open location code

87Q6C885+H4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 131639203

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q4943874

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Booth House” goes by many names.

French: “maison Booth”
French: “Maison Booth”
Turkish: “Booth Evi”

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Highlights: Shefford and Zen For You.

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