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Jan. 06, 2022 | Tyler Difley
Historical Home Spotlight: McHugh House
Year of Construction: 1896
Address: 102 17th Ave. S.W.
Community: Beltline
Architectural Style: Queen Anne Revival
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Oct. 14, 2021 | Tyler Difley
Historical Home Spotlight: Blum Residence
Year of Construction: 1963
Address: 128 Shannon Rd. S.W.
Community: Shawnessy
Architectural Style: Expressionist
Address: 128 Shannon Rd. S.W.
Community: Shawnessy
Architectural Style: Expressionist
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Aug. 16, 2021 | Tyler Difley
Historical Home Spotlight: Spence Residence
Year of Construction: 1909
Address: 1029 20th Ave. S.E.
Community: Ramsay
Architectural Style: Edwardian Gable Front
The 112-year-old Spence Residence is a relic from the earliest period of mixed-use development in east Calgary, when Ramsay became a bustling neighbourhood where blue-collar Calgarians both lived and worked.
Address: 1029 20th Ave. S.E.
Community: Ramsay
Architectural Style: Edwardian Gable Front
The 112-year-old Spence Residence is a relic from the earliest period of mixed-use development in east Calgary, when Ramsay became a bustling neighbourhood where blue-collar Calgarians both lived and worked.
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July 26, 2021 | Andrea Cox
Municipal Historic Resource program helps homeowners preserve Calgary's built heritage
Known for its can-do attitude, vibrancy and love of growth, Calgary is a city that's quick to embraces the latest thing. For the most part, that mindset has translated into new housing and development, but heritage conservation advocates are seeing growing support for a more balanced approach.
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June 22, 2021 | Tyler Difley
Historical Home Spotlight: Rouleau Residence
Year of Construction: 1885
Address: 1880 First St. S.W.
Community: Mission
Architectural Style: Queen Anne Revival
Built in 1885, the Rouleau Residence is one of the oldest buildings in Calgary and stands as a reminder of Mission's rich Francophone history.
Address: 1880 First St. S.W.
Community: Mission
Architectural Style: Queen Anne Revival
Built in 1885, the Rouleau Residence is one of the oldest buildings in Calgary and stands as a reminder of Mission's rich Francophone history.
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April 13, 2021 | Tyler Difley
Historical Home Spotlight: Walter Hargrave Residence
Year of Construction: 1913
Address: 1732 13th Ave. N.W.
Community: Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
Architectural Style: Arts and Crafts
The 1½-storey, Arts and Crafts-style Walter Hargrave Residence is unique for a couple of reason. Constructed in 1913, it is one of the oldest buildings in the northwest community of Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, a neighbourhood whose founding dates back to before the First World War.
Address: 1732 13th Ave. N.W.
Community: Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
Architectural Style: Arts and Crafts
The 1½-storey, Arts and Crafts-style Walter Hargrave Residence is unique for a couple of reason. Constructed in 1913, it is one of the oldest buildings in the northwest community of Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, a neighbourhood whose founding dates back to before the First World War.
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April 26, 2021 | Barb Livingstone
Repurposing of Calgary's heritage buildings aims to strike balance between preservation and development
When the shuttered King Edward School was transformed into cSPACE King Edward, an incubator for artists, non-profits and entrepreneurs, it proved an ambitious example of the economic, environmental and social benefits of preserving, rather than demolishing, Calgary's historic buildings.
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March 09, 2021 | Tyler Difley
Historical Home Spotlight: R. B. Bennett House
Year of Construction: 1912
Address: 802 Prospect Ave. S.W.
Community: Upper Mount Royal
Architectural Style: Georgian Revival
Oddly enough, the most famous owner of this stately brick home in Calgary's upscale Mount Royal neighbourhood never actually lived there. As the house's modern moniker suggests, that owner was R. B. Bennett, Canada's 11th prime minister and a man who, despite growing up in New Brunswick and spending his final years in England, is indelibly linked with Calgary's history.
Address: 802 Prospect Ave. S.W.
Community: Upper Mount Royal
Architectural Style: Georgian Revival
Oddly enough, the most famous owner of this stately brick home in Calgary's upscale Mount Royal neighbourhood never actually lived there. As the house's modern moniker suggests, that owner was R. B. Bennett, Canada's 11th prime minister and a man who, despite growing up in New Brunswick and spending his final years in England, is indelibly linked with Calgary's history.
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Feb. 25, 2021 | Tyler Difley
Plumbing the depths of history: why some old homes have a random basement toilet
Old homes are often full of outdated features that seem bizarre in a modern context but served an important purpose at the time of construction. With some of these quirks – such as milk doors, dumbwaiters and boot scrapers – the utility is obvious. With others... well, not so much.
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Dec. 22, 2020 | Tyler Difley
Historical Home Spotlight: Alfred McKay Home
Year of Construction: 1905
Address: 35 Point Drive N.W.
Community: Point McKay
Architectural Style: Vernacular
Address: 35 Point Drive N.W.
Community: Point McKay
Architectural Style: Vernacular