I live in a lovely old section of town. Now that the weather’s getting nicer, I’m able to get out and take some pictures of doors. Here’s what I came up with this week.
I haven’t been able to find any history on this house, but it’s obviously old. I’d love to know what kind of house it is. I plan to do more research on it.
The front door has been updated, by the looks of it. I love the thickness of the wall.
This photo was taken at sunset, whereas the others were taken this morning. Note the way the sun at the top corner of the house makes the photo appear aged. Also, note the door on the right side of the house.
It’s hard to tell what it’s made of, but it looks metal. Was the place a jail?
There was some major hardware on it once upon a time…
In August, I went with my museum-loving son to Ottawa to visit, among others, the Canadian Museum of Nature. The museum is housed in a beautiful, historic building.
There’s more history to this place than I can recount in one sitting. Here’s just a small sample:
“After the burning of the Parliament Buildings on the night of 3rd February, 1916, the House of Commons assembled in this building on the 4th and the Senate on the 8th February. Parliament met here for the last time on the 10th November, 1919 and assembled for the first time in the rebuilt Parliament Buildings on 26th February, 1920.”
I love taking pictures of doors when I can see them from the outside as well as in. Please click on any of the images to take a closer look.
The north side door.
The front doors. I was lucky to get this people-less shot when we came out. We had to line up to get in.
The middle front door, taken on the way in.
A moose above the front door. Note the detail in the stone and the glass.
From the inside.
The middle front door.
The front north corner of the building.
It’s impossible to get the whole building in one shot from the front because the road is too narrow and there are houses across the street. But I did find this neat site, where you can slide the cursor back and forth to see a before (1912) and after (2013, when they renovated): http://www.pastottawa.com/comparison/canadian-museum-of-nature/113/ The photo is taken from the northeast – apparently the road was too narrow to get a full shot even a century ago.
I haven’t been able to find any history on this house, but it’s obviously old. I’d love to know what kind of house it is. I plan to do more research on it.
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