The Farm (Canada)

The Farm ( La Ferme French ) is the official residence of the chairman ( speaker ) of the Canadian House of Commons. It is located on the territory of the municipality Chelsea in Gatineau, about 14 km north- west of the capital Ottawa in Gatineau Park.

The residence was given its name because it originated from a farmhouse that was built in the mid 19th century. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King bought the building in 1927 and thus rounded off his 231 -acre estate, Kingsmere. As a result, he ran there in his spare time gardening and landscaping. In 1935, he enlarged the building and installed heating and water pipes. In 1943 he made ​​The Farm to his permanent residence; he died there in 1950.

In his will, King bequeathed his estate to the Canadian state. It is now managed by the National Capital Commission and is open to the public for the most part. The Farm shall be excluded therefrom, as the last will Kings According to serve the house a high-ranking public officials as a quiet haven.