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The Russell Hotel was the most high profile hotel
Hotel

----A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including Bathroom#Types of bathroomss and air conditioning or clima...
 in Ottawa
Ottawa

Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 for many decades.

The hotel was located at the southwest corner of Sparks Street
Sparks Street

Sparks Street is a street in downtown Ottawa, Canada that was converted into an outdoor pedestrian street in 1966, making it the earliest such street or mall in North America....
 and Elgin
Elgin Street

Elgin Street may refer to:* Elgin Street, Lancashire, a street in Bacup, Lancashire, England* Elgin Street , a street in Ottawa, Canada* Elgin Street, Hong Kong, a street in Central Hong Kong...
. A small hotel was first built there in the 1840s and the small structure was originally named Campbell's Hotel.






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Russell Hotel, Ottawa
The Russell Hotel was the most high profile hotel
Hotel

----A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including Bathroom#Types of bathroomss and air conditioning or clima...
 in Ottawa
Ottawa

Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 for many decades.

The hotel was located at the southwest corner of Sparks Street
Sparks Street

Sparks Street is a street in downtown Ottawa, Canada that was converted into an outdoor pedestrian street in 1966, making it the earliest such street or mall in North America....
 and Elgin
Elgin Street

Elgin Street may refer to:* Elgin Street, Lancashire, a street in Bacup, Lancashire, England* Elgin Street , a street in Ottawa, Canada* Elgin Street, Hong Kong, a street in Central Hong Kong...
. A small hotel was first built there in the 1840s and the small structure was originally named Campbell's Hotel. In the 1860s it came under new management and was renamed the Russell. Ottawa's status as the capital of the new country created a pressing demand for hotel space, and in the 1870s and 1880s the hotel was expanded and then completely rebuilt.

For many decades the Russell served as Ottawa's foremost hotel. Most Canadian politicians from this era spent time at the Russell, and Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier

Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Order of St. Michael and St. George, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, King's Counsel, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 11, 1896, to October 5, 1911....
 lived there ten years before moving to Laurier House
Laurier House

Laurier House is a National Historic Sites of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located at 335 Laurier Ave. East. It was formerly the residence of two Canadian Prime Minister of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King....
. International guests included Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish people playwright, Irish poetry and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest Celebrity of his day....
 and Anna Pavlova. It was at a dinner at the Russell where Lord Stanley offered a cup to the top Canadian hockey team, the genesis of the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League Season structure of the NHL#Stanley Cup playoffs champion....
.

In 1912, however, the Château Laurier
Château Laurier

The Fairmont Ch?teau Laurier is a landmark hotel in downtown Ottawa, Ontario located near the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive designed in the Ch?teauesque style....
 succeeded the Russell as Ottawa's premier hotel. The Russell closed in 1925. After being abandoned for three years, a fire broke out in 1927, and the hotel was almost destroyed. The remains of the structure were demolished. The federal government expropriated the site, and used the land to expand Elgin Street to create Confederation Square
Confederation Park

Confederation Park is a downtown park in Ottawa, Canada. It is bordered on the south by Laurier Avenue and Ottawa City Hall; on the east by the Rideau Canal; on the north by the Mackenzie King Bridge, the Rideau Centre and the National Arts Centre; and, to the west, by Elgin Street and the Lord Elgin Hotel....
.