The Apostolic Nunciature in Ottawa is the home of the Papal Nuncio to Canada, currently Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, December 10, 2009. Also known as Rockcliffe Manor House, it is one of Ottawa's most expensive homes, appraised at $5.3 million in 2000. The building sits atop a cliff looking down to the Ottawa River.
The first home on the property, built by Duncan Rynier MacNab in 1838, wa...
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The Apostolic Nunciature in Ottawa is the home of the Papal Nuncio to Canada, currently Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, December 10, 2009. Also known as Rockcliffe Manor House, it is one of Ottawa's most expensive homes, appraised at $5.3 million in 2000. The building sits atop a cliff looking down to the Ottawa River.
The first home on the property, built by Duncan Rynier MacNab in 1838, was named "Rockcliff" because of its location. This name eventually was applied to the entire neighbourhood of Rockcliffe Park where the Nunciature is located. In 1868 the property was purchased by Thomas Coltrin Keefer, son-in-law of Thomas McKay, after he had sold Rideau Hall to the government to house the Governor General. Keefer rebuilt the house and extensively enlarged it. The house remained in the Keefer family for several generations until in 1929 when it was purchased by Cairine Wilson and her husband Norman. They completely rebuilt the...
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