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1912 – The Herald Building, Calgary, Alberta
Also known as the Southam building, it housed the Calgary Herald from 1913-1932. During the 1960s the exterior was ‘modernised’ removing much of the exterior decoration. Demolished 1972.(Read...
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1912 – Memorial Park Library, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: McLean & Wright Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded $80,000 of the $100,000 cost of Calgary’s Central Library, which was the first purpose-built public library in Alberta. It was...
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1912 – Lougheed Building, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: L.R. Wardrop For many years this building also contained the Grand Theatre – which had a seating capacity of 1,500 and one of the largest stages in the country. It had an elaborate interior...
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1912 – Beveridge-Travis Block, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: Hodgson, Bates & Butler Demolished in 1987 following a December 1986 fire which also destroyed the Commercial Block adjacent. At the time of its construction a local newspaper reported,...
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1911 – Fire Hall No.1, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: Lang & Major Built in 1911 to replace Calgary’s first Fire Headquarters, which had been erected in 1887. Front exterior view of Firehall No.1, known as the Central Fire Station. The...
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1911 – Dominion Bank, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: George W. Northwood A fine three-storey sandstone and marble bank building with a terra cotta facade. Its symmetrical front facade, columns and entablature embody the Beaux-Arts style. Still...
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1911 – CPR Department of Natural Resources, Calgary, Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway Department of Natural Resources building which was on the south side of 9th Avenue east of Centre Street, beside the CPR station. The building occupied the site of what was the...
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1911 – City Hall, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: William M. Dodd & E.C. Hopkins Now dwarfed by the newer city hall sited next to it, currently used as the offices of the mayor and alderman, while the other functions of the city are...
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1910 – Grain Exchange, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: Hodgson & Bates William Roper Hull, rancher, real estate speculator and founding member of the Calgary Grain Exchange, built this six-storey sandstone structure in 1910 to provide...
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1907 – Land Titles Office, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: Allan Merrick Jeffers Constructed in 1907-08 at a cost of $80,000, was designed to be a “strictly fireproof” structure. Built of Calgary sandstone backed with brick and concrete, the windows...
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1906 – McDougall Block, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: Francis Lawson Situated on the northeast corner of First street and Eighth avenue. Union Bank, the original main floor tenant, eventually purchased the building in 1916 and renamed it the...
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1895 – Post Office, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: Thomas Fuller Post office and Federal Office by Dominion architect Thomas Fuller on 8th Avenue. Demolished circa 1929.(Read more...)The post 1895 – Post Office, Calgary, Alberta appeared...
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1890 – The Bank of Montreal, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: Child & Wilson Architects Child & Wilson was one of the first large practices in Alberta. Their successful practice was responsible for the design of many of the landmark buildings...
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1890 – Alexander Corner, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: Child & Wilson Architects Built opposite the Bank of Montreal which was designed by the same architects in a similar style. Demolished.(Read more...)The post 1890 – Alexander Corner,...
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1888 – Law Courts, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: Thomas Fuller Former court house, demolished in 1958. Constructed on 4th St. South West in 1888.(Read more...)The post 1888 – Law Courts, Calgary, Alberta appeared first on Archiseek.com.
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