06/18/2026
Built in 1924, the Bank of Nova Scotia on Sparks Street has stood in downtown Ottawa for over a century.
Designed by John Lyle, one of Canada’s leading Beaux-Arts architects, it was built using brick and terra cotta supplied by Merkley’s Ottawa Brick and Terra Cotta.
Today, it remains a Federal Heritage Building of Canada. A reminder of how the right materials, placed with care, can carry a city’s story forward for generations.