The R.H. Coats Building is a government office building located in the

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government office complex in

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. It is situated near the intersection of Holland Avenue and Scott Street, beside

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. Named after Canada's first Dominion Statistician,

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(1874-1960), the R.H. Coats Building was completed in 1976 by the architectural firm Ogilvie and Hogg.Kalman, 150. It is 26 stories and 99 m in height, making it the tallest tower in Tunney's Pasture.

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s are sometimes sighted on the top of this building. It houses

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offices and a branch of the Alterna Savings credit union, formerly the CS CO-OP.

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* *Kalman, Harold and John Roaf. ''Exploring Ottawa: An Architectural Guide to the Nation's Capital.'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1983. Federal government buildings in Ottawa Brutalist architecture in Canada Government buildings completed in 1976 1976 establishments in Ontario {{Ottawa-stub

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