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Abbott's Guide to Ottawa and Vicinity/East Block

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DEPARTMENTAL BUILDINGS—EAST BLOCK

EAST BLOCK.

The eastern departmental building, or East Block, facing Parliament Square, contains the offices of the Governor General and the Departments of State, Finance, Justice, Privy Council, Solicitor General and Auditor General. The building is pure Gothic, built of Nepean sandstone from quarries close to Ottawa, similar to the Parliament Buildings. This block covers an area of 42,000 superficial feet.