Ottawa Courthouse

It is the main provincial court for the Ottawa area, and as such handles most of the region's legal affairs.

The building is home to the civil, small claims, family, criminal, and district branches of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

Previously the site had been home to Cartier Square, and for many decades was covered by temporary buildings erected during the Second World War.

The former Carleton County Courthouse designed by architect Robert Surtees, was built in the Italianate style on Daly Avenue in 1870.

The building's Italianate features include window surrounds, rusticated quoins and tall chimneystacks.