Calgary Historical Sites
Deane House
The Deane House went up in 1906 for Richard Burton Deane, the NWMP superintendent in charge of "E" Division at Fort Calgary. It was built where the old commanding officer's quarters had stood and was finished on December 1, 1906. Alberta's register describes it as the only known building left from the Fort Calgary site.
- Built
- 1906
- Community
- Inglewood
- Address
- 806 9 Ave SE
- Today
- Restaurant
A Royal Guest and Two Moves
In the summer of 1907, Deane hosted a reception on the verandah for Prince Fushimi of Japan. In 1914, when the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway took over the fort property, the house was moved across the grounds for the station agent. Then, on August 21, 1929, it was moved over the Elbow River to 806 9 Avenue SE, a feat unusual enough to be covered in Popular Mechanics.
Many Lives
After 1929 it became an apartment house, known for years as Gaspé Lodge. The City later owned it and rented it to a group of artists as a workshop and gallery. The house and garden were redeveloped in 2015, and it has been a restaurant since 2016.
Making an Outing of It
I'd pair a meal here with a walk. The Hunt House is right beside it, The Confluence is just across the Elbow, and the river pathway runs past the front. Inglewood's main street is a few minutes east.
Location
- Community: Inglewood
- Neighbours: Downtown East Village, Ramsay and Bridgeland/Riverside
- Address: 806 9 Avenue SE
Deane House in pictures
Photographed on the ground by Kelly Baker.
Communities around Deane House
The residential communities closest to it.