The Confederation Building is a

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. Located just west of the Parliament Buildings at Bank Street and Wellington Street, it is generally considered part of

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. The "civil gothic" structure was designed by Richard Cotsman Wright and Thomas W. Fuller. Work on the Confederation Building began when the cornerstone was laid by the Governor General Lord Willingdon as part of the celebrations of Canada's

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. The building originally housed workers in a number of departments, with the

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being the largest tenant. It is currently home to civil servants and to a number of MPs and ministers. Many

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, Liberal and NDP MPs have their offices there along with some junior cabinet members. In 1988, the federal government designated the structure as a Classified Federal Heritage Building.

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Thomas W. Fuller, Chief Dominion Architect 1927-1936
Buildings and structures completed in 1931 Parliament of Canada buildings {{Ontario-struct-stub Federal government buildings in Ottawa Office buildings in Ottawa 1931 establishments in Ontario