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Lougheed House

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Type
  
History Museum

Nearest city
  
Calgary

Province
  
Alberta

Year built
  
1891

Location
  
Alberta, Canada

Website
  
Lougheed House

Phone
  
+1 403-244-6333

Lougheed House

Founder
  
Senator James Alexander Lougheed

Governing body
  
Lougheed House Conservation Society

Address
  
707 13 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0K8, Canada

Hours
  
Closed today MondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesday11AM–4PMThursday11AM–4PMFriday11AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PMSunday10AM–4PM

Similar
  
Fort Calgary, Central Memorial Park, Heritage Park Historical, Glenbow Museum, Devonian Gardens

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Built in 1891 and originally known as "Beaulieu", the French meaning "beautiful place", Lougheed House is now a national historic site located in the Beltline district of Calgary, Alberta. Lougheed House is operated by Lougheed House Conservation Society, an independent, non-profit society devoted to the restoration and public enjoyment of the historic house and its Gardens.

Contents

Over its long history, Lougheed House has been a family residence, a training centre for young women, a women's military barracks and a blood donor clinic. Then, for many years, it sat empty — cared for, but unused until its restoration started in 2000.

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History

The mansion was built in 1891 by Senator James Alexander Lougheed for his wife, Isabella Hardisty Lougheed and their two sons, Clarence and Norman. Following the move to the large mansion, four more children were born: Edgar, Dorothy, Douglas and Marjorie. In 1907 the house was enlarged to accommodate the family and their large social calendar. The mansion was built of sandstone per the municipal building code as a result of the Calgary Fire of 1886.

References

Lougheed House Wikipedia