Booth House (Ottawa)

Booth House is a prominent heritage building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada located at 252 Metcalfe Street, just south of Somerset in Downtown Ottawa. The house was built by lumber baron John R. Booth in 1906, and it was designed by John W.H. Watts, who did a number of other Ottawa buildings.

Booth House
Location	252 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1R3
Coordinates	45°24′59.2″N 75°41′31.9″W
Built	1906–09
Original use	House owned by lumber baron John R. Booth
Current use	Laurentian Leadership Centre
Architect	John W.H. Watts
Governing body	Parks Canada
Website	Laurentian Leadership Centre
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	John R. Booth Residence National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	November 16, 1990

It remained in the Booth family until 1947, when it then became home of the Laurentian Club, one of Ottawa's leading clubs. The club closed in 2000, however, and the property was bought by Trinity Western University to house its academic-internship program, the Laurentian Leadership Centre. It now houses Trinity Western students who are interning in various governmental, cultural, business, journalistic, or non-governmental offices.

On November 16, 1990, the building was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.^[1]