McPherson Ranch House

On November 13, 2020 the Heritage Calgary board approved the following site to be updated to the Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources.

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McPherson Ranch House - 7011 SIERRA MORENA BV SW (Signal Hill) Year Built: 1910

Evaluated as a City Wide Historic Resources

The McPherson Ranch House, located on former McPherson family ranch lands and operated by the family for nearly a century, possesses activity value for its associations with ranching. (Activity Value, City Wide Significance)

The striking red-brick house is a well-crafted and stately example of the Edwardian Foursquare Style. (Style Value, Community Significance)

The McPherson Ranch House, the earliest remaining house in the area once known as Spruce Vale, also has symbolic value for its associations with the community and the pioneers who first settled it. (Symbolic Value, Community Significance)

The ranch house stands out from the surrounding 1990s neighbourhood by virtue of its red-brick cladding, Edwardian style and expansive grounds which recall the community’s roots as former ranch lands. (Landmark Value, Community Significance)

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