It is located in Toller House at the corner of Chapel and Daly Streets in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The building was originally constructed in 1875 in Domestic Gothic Revival style by Henry Horsey and J. Sheard, architects.

Two years later, Télesphore Fournier, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, moved in with his family.

[citation needed] It was bought by Auditor General of the Dominion’s Currency Frederick Toller in 1882.

Local fundraising also paid for the significant restoration work that completely refurbished the estate.