THE HERITAGE CANADA FOUNDATION
5 Blackburn Avenue
Ottawa
Ontario K1N 8A2 CANADA
Tel: (613) 237 1066
Fax: (613) 237 5987
Email: heritagecanada@heritagecanada.org
Website: www.heritagecanada.org

5 Blackburn Avenue, Ontario
Acquired in 2001 as the permanent headquarters of the Heritage Canada
Foundation, 5 Blackburn Avenue was built in 1904-05. The dignified
three-storey red brick house features projecting bays, a deep-columned
entry and side porch, and cross gabled gambrel roof. The spacious
interior includes an elegant foyer, beautiful wood panelling and
mouldings, and eight fireplaces. In 2004, 5 Blackburn was designated as
a heritage building under the provincial Ontario Heritage Act. Open during
regular office hours.

11 rue de l’Ancien-Chantier, Québec City
This 1670 property, comprising two adjacent buildings in a heritage row,
stands in the lower town of historic Québec City. Québec City is one of
two Canadian municipalities designated as a world heritage site by
UNESCO. The building was purchased and restored by the Heritage
Canada Foundation to serve as one of its regional offices. The office now
serves as the home of the Fondation Rues Principales. This non-profit
organisation assists in revitalising the downtowns of communities. Office
open by appointment during business hours.

Myrtleville House
34 Myrtleville Drive, Brantford, Ontario
Tel: (519) 752 3216
A two-storey, nine-room house built c.1837-8. Originally owned by Allen
and Eliza Good, the house was later occupied by four consecutive
generations of the Good family. In 1978 the Good family donated the
farmhouse, its contents and several acres of land to the nation (held in
trust by Heritage Canada Foundation).
Myrtleville House Museum is open Mon to Fri 9am-4pm, and on Sat and
Sun 1pm-4pm (July and August only).

The Papineau Chapel
Montebello, Québec
This stone memorial chapel was built in 1851 by Louis-Joseph Papineau,
an important political figure who saw himself as the defender of the
national heritage of French Canada. The chapel was the first building
acquired by the Heritage Canada Foundation.
Chapel operated by the Société Louis-Joseph Papineau and is open for
summer visitors.

Runciman House
478 St George Street, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Tel: (418) 694 9944
The Runciman House, originally built in 1817 for Anglican rector Rev John
Millage, was purchased by George Runciman and his wife in 1822. Since
then, six generations of the Runciman family have owned it. The
Regency-style, one-and-a-half-storey, wood clapboard house has seen
few alterations since it was built. Accessible to visitors by permission
(leased as a private residence).