Lougheed House

Lougheed House also called Beaulieu (beautiful Place) is a National Historic Site. This building is one of my favourite buildings to visit in Calgary. I fell in love with this place before I learned about its history and its unique architectural design elements. Lougheed House is a symbol of quality in its function, design, construction, materials, and colour. Lougheed House tells the historical stories of the Beltline community evolution as well as the adaptive re-use capabilities over the years. It functioned as a family house, a Red Cross blood donor clinic, a military Barracks, a youth training Centre, and currently as museum for public enjoyment. It was built in 1891 and it has a provincial and a Federal designation as a historic resource in Canada. The House was built by Sir James A. Lougheed and Lady Isabella Clark Hardisty Lougheed who were influential in the City building through their advocacy of quality architecture. the Lougheed House site plan was designed to respond to the land topography which resulted in developing a terraced garden and realignment of 6th street due to marsh lands on the east side of the site. Please check out the historical evaluation of this place that tells the specific details of its unique quality built environment. Source: https://www.calgary.ca/arts-culture/heritage-sites/scripts/historic-sites.html?dhcResourceId=313