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Definition: 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa is the address of the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada. The house is owned by the National Capital Commission. All prime ministers since Louis St. Laurent have lived at 24 Sussex during their terms of office.

The house at 24 Sussex Drive was built in 1866 by Joseph Merrill Currier, a lumberman and member of parliament, for his wife Hannah.
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