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
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

1. ^ National Historic Sites of Canada - administered by Parks Canada: Alberta. Parks Canada, accessed June 10, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
3. ↑ Áísínai'pi National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
4. ^ Athabasca Pass National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
5. ↑ Atlas No. 3 Coal Mine National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
6. ^ Banff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
7. ^ Banff Springs Hotel National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
8. ^ Bar U Ranch National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
9. ^ Blackfoot Crossing National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
10. ^ British Block Cairn National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
11. ^ Brooks Aqueduct National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
12. ^ Calgary City Hall National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
13. ^ 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 . 
14. ^ Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
15. ^ Coleman National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
16. ↑ Earth Lodge Village National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
17. ^ First Oil Well in Western Canada National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
18. ^ Fort Assiniboine National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
19. ^ Fort Edmonton and Fort Augustus. Alberta Online Encyclopedia, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
20. ^ Fort Calgary National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
21. ^ Fort Chipewyan National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
22. ^ Fort Dunvegan National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
23. ^ Fort Edmonton III National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
24. ^ Fort Fork National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
25. ^ Fort Macleod National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
26. ^ Fort Vermilion National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
27. ^ Fort Whoop-Up National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
28. ^ Frog Lake National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
29. ^ Galt Irrigation Canal National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
30. ^ Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
31. ^ Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
32. ^ Howse Pass National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
33. ^ Jasper House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
34. ^ Jasper Park Information Center National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
35. ↑ Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
36. ↑ Leduc-Woodbend Oilfield National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
37. ^ Beaulieu National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
38. ^ Maligne Lake Chalet and Guest House National Historic Site of Canada. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, September 30, 2014, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
39. ↑ Medalta Potteries National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
40. ^ Medicine Hat Clay Industries National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
41. ^ Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill Hall National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
42. ^ Nordegg National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
43. ↑ Notre Dame des Victoires / Lac La Biche Mission National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
44. ↑ Old Women's Buffalo Jump National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
45. ^ Palace Theater National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
46. ^ Prince of Wales Hotel National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
47. ^ Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
48. ^ Rundle's Mission National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
49. ↑ Skoki Ski Lodge National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
50. ↑ St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
51. ^ Stephen Avenue National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
52. ^ Stirling Agricultural Village National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
53. ^ Suffield Tipi Rings National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
54. ^ Sulfur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
55. ^ Territorial Court House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
56. ^ Treaty Nº 7 Signing Site National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
57. ^ Turner Valley Gas Plant National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
58. ^ Turner Valley Oilfield National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
59. ^ Victoria Settlement National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
60. ^ Wetaskiwin Court House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 
61. ^ Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 9, 2012 . 

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