Lougheed House, or as it was originally known Beaulieu, is a National Historic Site located in the Beltline district of Calgary, Alberta.
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10 Facts About Lougheed House
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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.
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Over its long history, Lougheed House served many roles, has been a family residence, a training centre for young women, a women's military barracks and a Red Cross blood donor clinic.
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Lougheed House is a 1,300 square metre mansion designed by James C Bowes to incorporate High Victorian aesthetics and is influenced by Queen Anne Revival style.
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Beaulieu Gardens which surround Lougheed House and were part of the original formal garden of the mansion are operated as a municipal park by the City of Calgary Parks Department.
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On November 29,1977, Lougheed House was designated the "Senator Lougheed Residence", an Alberta Provincial Historic Resource, due in part to the mansion's association with James Lougheed, and its representation of upper-class sandstone architecture from the period.
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On June 10,1992, Lougheed House was designated "Beaulieu National Historic Site of Canada", a National Historic Site.
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James Lougheed was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1889 by Sir John A Macdonald, Lougheed was appointed to replace the deceased Richard Charles Hardisty, Lougheed's wife's uncle, James Alexander Lougheed commissioned a new mansion on the outskirts of Calgary for his wife, Isabella Hardisty Lougheed, and their two sons, Clarence and Norman.
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Lougheed House estate continued to own the property following James Lougheed House's death in 1925 until 1934 when the estate was unable to pay the municipal property taxes and the City of Calgary took possession of the home.
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Lougheed House was used during the Second World War, the upper floors were as a barracks for the Canadian Women's Army Corps and basement was used by the Canadian Red Cross as a blood donor clinic.
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