1912 – Memorial Park Library, Calgary, Alberta
Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded $80,000 of the $100,000 cost of Calgary’s Central Library,
Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded $80,000 of the $100,000 cost of Calgary’s Central Library,
The Alberta Legislature Building was built between 1907 and 1913 in the Beaux Arts style popular in Canada at this time for legislature buildings.
Constructed between 1912 and 1913,
The three storey sandstone house was designed in the Jacobean Revival style which is characterized by bay windows,
Magnificent Edwardian department store of six storeys with the facade organized into three divisions.
The two principle facades of the original building,
Also known as the Southam building,
Named after Captain John Palliser,
Designed by Ross and MacFarlene in the picturesque chateau style beloved of the Canadian railway companies for their hotels and contains eleven floors.
As the only terra cotta-clad building in the city,