List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Alberta
This list includes all buildings, objects and sites in the Canadian province of Alberta that have the status of a National Historic Site of Canada (French lieu historique national du Canada ). The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada , as an agency within the remit of the Canadian Federal Environment Ministry , has so far included 59 sites on this list. As of June 2012 , 15 of these sites are currently managed by Parks Canada .
National Historic Sites
Historic site | date | ISIN drawing |
Location | description | photo |
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Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin | 1922 (end of construction) | 1992 |
Abbot Pass 51 ° 21 ′ 51 ″ N , 116 ° 17 ′ 25 ″ W. |
By Swiss mountain guides built hut at an altitude of 2,925 meters in Banff National Park , near the in British Columbia located in Yoho National Park . | |
Áísínai'pi | 2004 |
Milk River 49 ° 4 '55 " N , 111 ° 37' 1" W. |
Also known as Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park ; serves at the same time as a nature reserve and as protection for a large number of petroglyphs of the indigenous people. | ||
Athabasca Pass | 1811 (discovery by non-natives) | 1971 |
Jasper National Park 52 ° 22 ′ 35 ″ N , 118 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ W |
A major stopover on the fur trade route between Ruperts Land and the Columbia District , used by the York Factory Express . | |
Atlas Coal Mine No. 3 | 1936 (opening) | 2001 |
Drumheller 51 ° 19 ′ 43 ″ N , 112 ° 28 ′ 57 ″ W. |
An extraordinarily well preserved coal mining landscape. | |
Banff Park Museum | 1903 (end of construction) | 1985 |
Banff National Park 51 ° 10 ′ 26 ″ N , 115 ° 34 ′ 18 ″ W |
Rustic log cabin style building in Banff , with early botanical and zoological exhibits from Banff National Park. | |
Banff Springs Hotel | 1928 (end of construction) | 1988 |
Banff National Park 51 ° 9 ′ 52 ″ N , 115 ° 33 ′ 48 ″ W |
Former Railway Hotel of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Scottish country house style at the foot of Sulfur Mountain ; replaced a wooden building from 1888 that burned down in 1926. | |
Bar U Ranch | 1882 (foundation) | 1989 |
Longview 50 ° 25 ′ 11 " N , 114 ° 14 ′ 0" W. |
Historic ranch in the foothills. | |
Blackfoot Crossing | 1925 | Siksika Indian reservation 146 | Traditional Blackfoot gathering place . | ||
British Block Cairn | approx. 1400 BC Chr. | 1973 |
CFB Suffield 50 ° 11 '40 " N , 111 ° 9' 57" W. |
Large rock-cut tomb surrounded by a ring of stones, an important example of Blackfoot heritage . | |
Brooks Aqueduct | 1914 (end of construction) | 1983 |
Brooks 50 ° 31 '44 " N , 111 ° 51' 18" W. |
Aqueduct built by the Canadian Pacific Railway to cross a 2 mile (3.2 km) wide valley and irrigate part of southeast Alberta. | |
Calgary City Hall | 1914 (end of construction) | 1983 |
Calgary 51 ° 2 '43 " N , 114 ° 3' 24" W. |
Four-storey sandstone building with a central clock tower in neo-Romanesque style; Focal point of Calgary's first town hall complex. | |
Cardston Alberta Temple | 1923 (end of construction) | 1992 |
Cardston 49 ° 11 ′ 52 " N , 113 ° 18 ′ 33" W. |
A monumental temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ; oldest temple outside of the United States. | |
Cave and Basin | 1859 (first documentation by non-natives) | 1981 |
Banff National Park 51 ° 10 ′ 12 ″ N , 115 ° 35 ′ 21 ″ W |
Site of natural hot springs around which Canada's first national park was created. | |
Coleman | 1903 (establishment of the settlement) | 2001 |
Crowsnest Pass 49 ° 38 ′ 7 ″ N , 114 ° 30 ′ 11 ″ W. |
Preserved coal mining landscape at the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta's largest mining area and in adjacent southeastern British Columbia . | |
Earthlodge Village | 1972 | Same | Excavation of a fortified Indian settlement from the 18th century. | ||
First Oil Well in Western Canada | 1902 (commissioning) | 1965 |
Waterton Lakes National Park 51 ° 10 ′ 12 ″ N , 115 ° 35 ′ 21 ″ W |
First commercial oil well in western Canada. | |
Fort Assiniboine | 1823 (foundation) | 1935 |
Woodlands County 54 ° 20 ′ 3 ″ N , 114 ° 46 ′ 29 ″ W. |
Trading post established by the Hudson's Bay Company to serve as a stopping point along the Klondike Trail. | |
Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton | 1795/1796 | 1923 |
Fort Saskatchewan 53 ° 31 ′ 55 " N , 113 ° 30 ′ 24" W. |
Site of two rival trading posts of the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company . | |
Fort Calgary | 1875 (foundation) | 1925 |
Calgary 51 ° 2 ′ 43 " N , 114 ° 2 ′ 45" W. |
Fort built by the North-West Mounted Police at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers in what is now Calgary. | |
Fort Chipewyan | 1788 (foundation) | 1930 |
Wood Buffalo 58 ° 42 ′ 44 ″ N , 111 ° 8 ′ 54 ″ W. |
One of the oldest European settlements in Alberta, founded in 1788 as the North West Company's trading post . | |
Fort Dunvegan | 1805 (foundation) | 1947 | Dunvegan | Trading post established by the North West Company . | |
Fort Edmonton III | 1830 (foundation) | 1959 |
Edmonton 53 ° 32 ′ 1 ″ N , 113 ° 30 ′ 24 ″ W. |
The last fort of the Hudson's Bay Company to be called Fort Edmonton; the present-day city of Edmonton arose from this; from 1969 built true to the original. | |
Fort Fork | 1928 |
Peace River 56 ° 8 ′ 15 ″ N , 117 ° 28 ′ 29 ″ W. |
Starting point of Alexander MacKenzie's expedition to the Pacific in 1793. | ||
Fort Macleod | 1874 (foundation) | 1923 |
Fort Macleod 49 ° 43 ′ 32 " N , 113 ° 23 ′ 51" W. |
Fort built in 1874 on an island in the Oldman River ; first outpost of the North-West Mounted Police in western Canada and its headquarters from 1874 to 1878. | |
Fort Vermilion | 1788 (foundation), 1828 (fort relocated), 1908 (construction of Old Bay House) | 1968 | Fort Vermilion | The Old Bay House is the only Hudson's Bay Company building in Alberta in its original location; last remaining building of the fort, which developed into today's Fort Vermilion. | |
Fort whoop-up | 1869 (foundation) | 1963 |
Lethbridge 51 ° 10 ′ 12 ″ N , 115 ° 35 ′ 21 ″ W. |
Originally called Fort Hamilton, the Fort Whoop-Up trading post became the center of whiskey smuggling in the region, which in turn led to the establishment of the North-West Mounted Police in 1874 . | |
Frog Lake | 1885 (uprising) | 1923 |
Frog Lake 53 ° 49 ′ 52 ″ N , 110 ° 21 ′ 31 ″ W. |
Location of the Frog Lake Massacre, a Cree uprising during the Northwest Rebellion , caused by unfair treaties by the Canadian government and the declining number of Buffalos. | |
Galt Irrigation Canal | 1900 (end of construction) | 1983 | Magrath | First major irrigation project in Canada. | |
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | 3500 BC Chr. (First use) | 1968 |
Willow Creek 49 ° 42 ′ 21 " N , 113 ° 39 ′ 14" W. |
11 meter high cliff, which was used by indigenous people for 5500 years to hunt Buffalos over the abyss ( World Heritage by UNESCO ). | |
Heritage Hall SAIT | 1922 (end of construction) | 1987 |
Calgary 51 ° 3 '43 " N , 114 ° 5' 29" W. |
Three-story building in neo-Gothic style; representative of the growth of higher education institutions in Canada at the beginning of the 20th century. | |
Howse Pass | 1807 (first crossing by Europeans) | 1978 |
Banff National Park 51 ° 48 ′ 54 ″ N , 116 ° 46 ′ 20 ″ W |
Pass crossing in the Rocky Mountains , first crossed by David Thompson in 1807 . | |
Jasper House | 1830 (end of construction) | 1924 |
Jasper National Park 53 ° 8 ′ 49 ″ N , 117 ° 59 ′ 3 ″ W |
Archaeological remains of a fur trading post and a major destination for travelers across the Athabasca, Yellowhead and Smoky Rivers passes. | |
Jasper Park Information Center | 1914 (end of construction) | 1992 |
Jasper National Park 52 ° 52 ′ 38 ″ N , 118 ° 4 ′ 51 ″ W |
Rustic fieldstone building, typical of early architecture in Canada's national parks. | |
Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage | 1889 (foundation) | 1984 |
Lac Ste. Anne County 53 ° 42 ′ 40 " N , 114 ° 23 ′ 49" W. |
First mission station founded by the well-known Catholic missionary Albert Lacombe . | |
Leduc-Woodbend Oilfield | 1946 (commissioning) | 1990 |
Leduc 53 ° 19 ′ 46 ″ N , 113 ° 43 ′ 31 ″ W. |
Site of an important oil discovery, trigger of the post-war boom in oil production in Alberta and Western Canada. | |
Lougheed House | 1891 (end of construction) | 1992 |
Calgary 51 ° 2 '26 " N , 114 ° 4' 42" W. |
Also known as Beaulieu; Residence of Senator Sir James Alexander Lougheed . | |
Maligne Lake Chalet and Guest House | 1941 (end of construction) | 2014 |
Jasper National Park 52 ° 43 ′ 47 ″ N , 117 ° 38 ′ 23 ″ W. |
It is reminiscent of early mountain tourism and the role of guides, outfitters and railways in the development of national parks. | |
Medalta Potteries | 1912 (foundation) | 1985 |
Medicine Hat 50 ° 1 ′ 54 ″ N , 110 ° 39 ′ 3 ″ W. |
Round kilns and production facilities from the early 20th century; first western Canadian ceramics manufacturer to sell its goods east of the Great Lakes . | |
Medicine Hat Clay Industries | 1999 |
Medicine Hat 50 ° 1 ′ 56 ″ N , 110 ° 39 ′ 18 ″ W. |
Cultural landscape that illustrates Medicine Hat's rise to become the largest ceramic manufacturer west of Ontario. | ||
Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill Hall | 1918 (end of construction) | 1989 |
Calgary 51 ° 2 ′ 45 " N , 114 ° 5 ′ 20" W. |
Large armory from the time of the First World War . | |
Nordegg | 1911 (mine opened) | 2001 |
Nordegg 52 ° 28 ′ 30 ″ N , 116 ° 4 ′ 24 ″ W. |
Important coal mining area from the first half of the 20th century. | |
Notre Dame des Victoires / Lac La Biche Mission | 1853 (foundation) | 1989 |
Lac La Biche 54 ° 49 ′ 0 ″ N , 112 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W. |
Important Catholic mission station of the Oblati Mariae Immaculatae , which served as the starting point for numerous portage routes. | |
Old Women's Buffalo Jump | 1960 |
Cayley 52 ° 28 ′ 30 " N , 116 ° 4 ′ 24" W. |
Historic aboriginal bison hunting ground, in use for over 1500 years. | ||
Palace Theater | 1921 (end of construction) | 1996 |
Calgary 51 ° 2 '43 " N , 114 ° 3' 59" W. |
A cinema building by the internationally renowned architect C. Howard Crane and one of four remaining buildings by the cinema company Allen. | |
Prince of Wales Hotel | 1927 (end of construction) | 1992 |
Waterton Lakes National Park 49 ° 3 ′ 32 ″ N , 113 ° 54 ′ 13 ″ W |
Rustic railway hotel of the Great Northern Railway , typical of the "golden age" of hotel construction in Canadian national parks. | |
Rocky Mountain House | 1799 (foundation) | 1926 |
Rocky Mountain House 52 ° 22 ′ 31 ″ N , 114 ° 55 ′ 18 ″ W. |
Archaeological site containing the remains of several early 19th century trading posts known as Rocky Mountain House ( North West Company ) and Acton House ( Hudson's Bay Company ). | |
Rundle's mission | 1847 (foundation) | 1963 |
Pigeon Lake 53 ° 1 ′ 30 ″ N , 114 ° 4 ′ 1 ″ W. |
Location of the first Methodist mission station on the Canadian prairies. | |
Skoki Ski Lodge | 1936 (end of construction) | 1992 |
Banff National Park 51 ° 31 ′ 23 ″ N , 116 ° 4 ′ 35 ″ W |
Rustic log cabin style ski lodge, witness of the early tourist development in Banff National Park. | |
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church | 1914 (end of construction) | 1990 |
Banff National Park 50 ° 2 ′ 43 ″ N , 110 ° 40 ′ 51 ″ W |
Medicine Hat Catholic Church; outstanding example of neo-Gothic architecture in Alberta. | |
Stephen Avenue | 1880 | 2002 |
Banff National Park 51 ° 2 ′ 44 ″ N , 114 ° 3 ′ 47 ″ W |
Historic late 19th century street scene in downtown Calgary. | |
Stirling Agricultural Village | 1899 (foundation) | 1997 |
Stirling 49 ° 30 ′ 3 ″ N , 112 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ W. |
The best preserved example of a Mormon agricultural settlement , based on the urban model of the city of Zion . | |
Suffield Tipi Rings | 1973 |
Cypress County 50 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 111 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ W. |
Various archaeological remains related to the Blackfoot culture , including tipi rings, medicine wheels and other rock formations. | ||
Sulfur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station | 1957 (end of construction) | 1982 |
Banff National Park 51 ° 7 ′ 25 ″ N , 115 ° 33 ′ 20 ″ W |
Canada's premier cosmic ray research station , located near the summit of Sulfur Mountain . | |
Territorial Court House | 1904 (end of construction) | 1980 |
Fort Macleod 49 ° 43 ′ 28 " N , 113 ° 24 ′ 25" W. |
Oldest courthouse in Alberta and one of the few remaining buildings from the territorial administration of the Canadian prairies. | |
Treaty Nº 7 Signing Site | 1877 (signing of the contract) | 1925 | Wheatland County | The place where representatives of the Siksika, Pekuni, Kainai, Nakoda and Tsuu T'ina and the government signed Contract No. 7 of the Numbered Treaties . | |
Turner Valley Gas Plant | 1914 (foundation) | 1995 |
Turner Valley 50 ° 40'24 " N , 114 ° 16'47" W. |
Oil processing industrial complex, consisting of 22 metal buildings and associated infrastructure; Site of two early oil wells that made Turner Valley Alberta's most important oil field. | |
Turner Valley Oilfield | 1914 (foundation) | 1990 | Turner Valley | The first major oil field in Alberta. | |
Victoria Settlement | 1914 (foundation) | 1995 |
Smoky Lake 54 ° 0 '14 " N , 112 ° 23' 53" W. |
Typical cultural landscape that shows the development of the Canadian prairie. | |
Wetaskiwin Court House | 1909 (end of construction) | 1980 |
Wetaskiwin 52 ° 58 ′ 7 ″ N , 113 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ W. |
Typical courthouse symbolizing the rapid growth of the Alberta judiciary. | |
Yellowhead Pass | 1971 |
Jasper National Park 52 ° 53 ′ 33 ″ N , 118 ° 27 ′ 50 ″ W. |
Important traffic route through the Rocky Mountains. |
Web links
Commons : National Historic Sites of Canada in Alberta - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- Introducing some of the National Historic Sites in Alberta - Parks Canada
Individual evidence
- ^ National Historic Sites of Canada - administered by Parks Canada: Alberta. Parks Canada, accessed June 10, 2017 .
- ↑ Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ↑ Áísínai'pi National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Athabasca Pass National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ↑ Atlas No. 3 Coal Mine National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Banff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Banff Springs Hotel National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Bar U Ranch National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Blackfoot Crossing National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ British Block Cairn National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Brooks Aqueduct National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Calgary City Hall National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Coleman National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ↑ Earth Lodge Village National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ First Oil Well in Western Canada National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Assiniboine National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Edmonton and Fort Augustus. Alberta Online Encyclopedia, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Calgary National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Chipewyan National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Dunvegan National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Edmonton III National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Fork National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Macleod National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Vermilion National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Whoop-Up National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Frog Lake National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Galt Irrigation Canal National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Howse Pass National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Jasper House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Jasper Park Information Center National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ↑ Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ↑ Leduc-Woodbend Oilfield National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Beaulieu National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Maligne Lake Chalet and Guest House National Historic Site of Canada. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, September 30, 2014, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ↑ Medalta Potteries National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Medicine Hat Clay Industries National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill Hall National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Nordegg National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ↑ Notre Dame des Victoires / Lac La Biche Mission National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ↑ Old Women's Buffalo Jump National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Palace Theater National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Prince of Wales Hotel National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Rundle's Mission National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ↑ Skoki Ski Lodge National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ↑ St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Stephen Avenue National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Stirling Agricultural Village National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Suffield Tipi Rings National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Sulfur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Territorial Court House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Treaty Nº 7 Signing Site National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Turner Valley Gas Plant National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Turner Valley Oilfield National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Victoria Settlement National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Wetaskiwin Court House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 .