24 Sussex Drive (also known as Gorffwysfa) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada., located in the New Edinburgh neighborhood of Ottawa, Ontario. Built between 1866 and 1868 by Joseph Merrill Currier, it has been the home of almost every prime minister since Louis St. Laurent.
The house at 24 Sussex Drive was originally commissioned in 1866 by lumberman and Member of Parliament, Joseph Merrill Currier, as a wedding gift for his...
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24 Sussex Drive (also known as Gorffwysfa) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada., located in the New Edinburgh neighborhood of Ottawa, Ontario. Built between 1866 and 1868 by Joseph Merrill Currier, it has been the home of almost every prime minister since Louis St. Laurent.
The house at 24 Sussex Drive was originally commissioned in 1866 by lumberman and Member of Parliament, Joseph Merrill Currier, as a wedding gift for his wife to be. He named it Gorffwysfa, Welsh for "place of rest."
In 1943, the Federal Crown served then owner Gordon Edwards with an eviction notice. Edwards fought the eviction but eventually lost the dispute with the government in 1946. Louis St. Laurent became the first prime minister to take up residence there in 1951. Except for Kim Campbell, every prime minister since that date has resided at 24 Sussex Drive for the duration of their elected mandates; previous prime ministers lived at a variety of locations around Ottawa: Sir Wilfrid...
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