For Lease: O'Brien House
The NCC is currently seeking a new tenant to operate the historic O’Brien House in Gatineau Park. The NCC is open to proposals from various sectors of activity, whether a boutique hotel, a bed and breakfast, a restaurant, a wellness center, or any other innovative use.
About the O'Brien House
650 Chemin du Lac-Meech, Chelsea
(in Gatineau Park)
Renovated in 2018, the O’Brien House is located on Meech Lake, in the heart of Gatineau Park. Acquired by the NCC in 1964, the building received a “Recognized” designation by the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office (FHBRO) in 1984.
The house was built for businessman and industrialist John Ambrose O’Brien, the founding owner of the Montréal Canadiens ice hockey team and a founder of the National Hockey Association, a predecessor of the National Hockey League, in 1909. The NCC bought the house as part of an ongoing program to expand federally owned land in Gatineau Park.
The O’Brien House was conceived in the grand style of Queen Anne Revival by leading architect Werner Noffke in 1930. However, the cedar-shingled roof, log siding and granite foundations of this country mansion declare its relationship to the Canadian wilderness.
