Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Canada

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. It was completed in 1868 and Currier named it Gorffwysfa, Welsh for "place of rest." It sold for $30,000 in 1901, after Currier's wife, Hannah, died, to William Cameron Edwards. In 1943, the federal Crown-in-Council used its power of expropriation to divest Gordon Edwards, nephew of William, of his title to the house, to consolidate public ownership of the lands along the Ottawa River. Edwards had fought the action, but eventually lost the dispute with the Canadian government in 1946 and died at the house later that year. After several years of uncertainty, in 1950 the government decided to refurbish the property as a residence for the prime minister, the renovations costing just over $500,000. Louis St. Laurent was the first to take up residence in 1951. Since then, every prime minister—except for Kim Campbell who resided at Harrington Lake and, to date, Justin Trudeau who has opted to reside at Rideau Cottage pending a review of work needed to repair the house—has resided at 24 Sussex Drive for the duration of their mandates. Previous prime ministers lived at a variety of locations around Ottawa: Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King, for instance, lived at Laurier House in Sandy Hill. Laurier House was willed to the Crown upon Mackenzie King's death in 1950 and was thus also available for designation as the prime minister's official residence at the time.

What a great, definitely not racist establ- oh

first time reviewing a house, it's a good house. could use some renovation, lucky for us the government is using our money to do so.

Great place, great people, just not here. Another place has it all, not this place.

I hope one day to visit it and meet the esteemed Prime Minister, Mr. Justin Trudeau

It's too beautiful place in world

The service was mediocre. Good fries though

Picture of PMOC christmas decoration at gate.

it’s a good place

The house is very nice