Hope for Somerset House renewed as 'major construction' finally underway

Hope for Somerset House renewed as 'major construction' finally underway

Construction is underway to renew the derelict Somerset House, a historic building in Centretown that's sat empty for almost two decades, according to the local councillor.

Major Construction begins on Historic Somerset House in Ottawa

CTV NEWS, by Josh Pringle Major construction is set to begin Friday at Somerset House, the historic building in the heart of Ottawa’s Centretown neighbourhood. The 129-year-old building at the corner of Somerset Street West and Bank Street has remained vacant since a partial collapse during renovations in 2007. The building, first erected in 1896, was a department store for