R. H. Coats Building

R. H. Coats Building
General information
Type	Office building
Architectural style	International, brutalist
Location	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Address	100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Current tenants	Statistics Canada, Alterna Savings
Completed	1976
Height	99 m (325 ft)

The R.H. Coats Building is a government office building located in the Tunney's Pasture government office complex in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is situated near the intersection of Holland Avenue and Scott Street, beside Tunney's Pasture Station.

Named after Canada's first Dominion Statistician, Robert H. Coats (1874-1960), the R.H. Coats Building was completed in 1976 by the architectural firm Ogilvie and Hogg. ^[1] It is 26 stories and 99 m in height, making it the tallest tower in Tunney's Pasture. Peregrine falcons are sometimes sighted on the top of this building. It houses Statistics Canada offices.

See also

• List of Ottawa-Gatineau's 10 tallest skyscrapers
• Architecture of Ottawa

Notes

1. Kalman, 150.

References

• Emporis.com ^{[ usurped ]}
• Kalman, Harold and John Roaf. Exploring Ottawa: An Architectural Guide to the Nation's Capital. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1983.

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