Deane House

On October 2, 2020 the Heritage Calgary board approved the following site to be updated to the Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources.

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Deane House (1906)
806 9 AV SE (or 81 9 AV SE), Inglewood

Re-Evaluated as a City Wide Historic Resource (CWHR)

The Deane House, built in 1906, is the only building to survive intact from the era when the North West Mounted Police occupied the Fort Calgary site. The fort, established in 1875, was the origin point for the town that became Calgary. (Symbolic Value, City-wide Significance)

This house is closely associated with Captain Richard Burton Deane (1848-1930), who concluded his distinguished military career by serving as superintendent of Fort Calgary in 1906-14, showing great competence and authority in his diverse duties. (Person Value, City-wide Significance)

This is a good example of a foursquare house. It is a large example, comparable in size to Calgary’s biggest houses at that time. (Style Value, Community-wide Significance)

With its prominent position on a large, mainly open lot, on a major thoroughfare, this building has long been a city landmark—especially in its later public uses as an art gallery, tearoom and interpretive area for Fort Calgary, and now privately run restaurant. (Landmark Value, City-wide Significance)

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