Harrington Lake

Harrington Lake
La résidence du lac Mousseau (French)
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General information
Architectural styleColonial Revival style
Town or cityGatineau, Quebec
CountryCanada
Coordinates45°33′14″N 75°55′46″W / 45.55389°N 75.92944°W / 45.55389; -75.92944
Current tenantsPrime Minister of Canada
Construction started1925[1]
ClientCameron Macpherson Edwards
OwnerThe King in Right of Canada
LandlordNational Capital Commission
Technical details
Size16 room home on 5.4-hectare (13-acre) property
Lac Mousseau
Lac Mousseau is located in Quebec
Lac Mousseau
Lac Mousseau
LocationGatineau Park, Quebec
Coordinates45°34′10″N 75°57′24″W / 45.56944°N 75.95667°W / 45.56944; -75.95667
Basin countriesCanada

Harrington Lake (French: La résidence du lac Mousseau) is the summer residence and all-season retreat of the prime minister of Canada, and also the name of the land which surrounds it. The farm that surrounded most of the lake was the property of Margaret and John Harrington. John could not farm the land and moved to the local town of Iron Sides (now Old Chelsea). The family stayed on the farm for many years and eventually moved to old Ottawa. The property is located near Meech Lake—where the Meech Lake Accord was negotiated in 1987—approximately 35 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, in Gatineau Park, amidst the Gatineau Hills in Quebec. The property is not open to the public, but the Mackenzie King Estate, the retreat of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King at Kingsmere, is a tourist attraction located 2 kilometres south in the park.

  1. ^ "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca".