New Brunswick Legislative Building
Legislative Building in 2017
New Brunswick Legislative Building is located in New Brunswick
New Brunswick Legislative Building
Location within New Brunswick
General information
Architectural styleSecond Empire
Address706 Queen Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 1C5
Coordinates45°57′34″N 66°38′10″W / 45.959325°N 66.636103°W / 45.959325; -66.636103
ClientGovernment of New Brunswick
Height41 metres (135 ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)J.C. Dumaresq

The New Brunswick Legislative Building (French: Édifice de l'Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the home to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, and is located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Opened in 1882, the Second Empire style structure was designed by Saint John architect J.C. Dumaresq and replaced the previous home destroyed by fire in 1877.[1]

The height of the building (measured to the top of the rotunda) is approximately 41 meters high.

The building is home to:

  • Legislative Assembly Chamber
  • Legislative Assembly Office
  • Legislative Council Chamber – now used for committee meetings
  • Office of the Speaker
  • Office of the Clerk
  • Legislative Library

References

  1. ↑ "Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick – Legislative Tradition Part 3".
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