Description:
The Victoria Memorial Museum (VMM) was completed in 1910. The Tudor Gothic style museum is a four-storey structure about 122 m long and up to 60 m wide. The exterior walls are constructed with a combination of dressed and rough sandstone on the outside, backed by an equal thickness of limestone. During the building's 80-year service life, significant performance problems with its stone masonry walls were experienced.

Work Performed:
In 1989 a detailed condition survey of the building walls was carried out revealing that 90% of the mortar joints were deteriorated and spalling of stone units had occurred over 15% of the wall surfaces.

In 1995, a three-year repair program was undertaken to restore the building envelope to a serviceable condition for the longterm. The work involved the stabilization of the stone masonry fabric, the repair and upgrading of the windows and the replacement of the many roofs which are part of this Heritage structure.

Award Received:
An Award of Excellence was received in recognition of the restoration of the Victoria Memorial Museum, a project that contributes to the heritage character of Ottawa, the nations's capital.