Heritage Edmonton

This is the Walterdale Bridge, named for John Walter who had sprawling businesses on the south side of the North Saskatchewan river in the years around the turn of the 19^th century.

Opened in 1913, the Strathcona Public Library is the first library established in Edmonton.

In 1891 the Calgary and Edmonton Railway completed its line and built a station just south of the North Saskatchewan river adjacent to what is now Whyte Avenue. Travelers to the Edmonton area needed somewhere nearby to stay, so the railway company built this 45-room hotel.

St. Edmund’s Church (built in 1916) in Big Valley. The church hasn’t been used for regular services in nearly 50 years though it is still used for weddings and special services.

Constructed in 1892 by Orson and Robert Ritchie, Ritchie Mill is the oldest surviving flour mill in Alberta.

Built in 1903 by its members, the Orange Hall is the local meeting place for the Orange Order.

Affectionately known as “Old Scona”, the Old Strathcona High School began teaching young Edmontonians over 100 years ago in 1908.

The Knox Presbyterian Church was built in 1907 in the gothic revival style in the heart of Strathcona.

John Walter arrived in the Edmonton area in 1870 employed as a boat builder employed by the Hudson’s Bay Company. He built this house in 1875.

The High Level Bridge was built between 1910 and 1913. The bridge has two levels and originally served four modes of transport – trains and streetcars on the top deck and cars and pedestrians on the lower deck.

The Bard Residence was built in 1912 in the American four-square style which typically features a square, boxy design, two and a half stories high, usually with four large rooms to a floor, a centre dormer, and a large front porch.

The Alberta Legislature was built between 1907 and 1914. It officially opened for business in September of 1912.

Abandoned building in rural Alberta.