Canada House_Banff Administration Building

by Nina Silver

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Canada House_Banff Administration Building

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Nina Silver

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Photograph - Digital Photograph

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The Banff Administration Building was built in 1935-36 to the designs of Harold C. Beckett, an Ontario architect and landscape architect. It is a well recognized three-storey structure designed in a domestic Tudor-Revival style, that sits high above the end of Banff Avenue in the town of Banff, Alberta. Its appearance is further enhanced by picturesque grounds and by complementary building materials which are evocative of its magnificent alpine setting. The roofs are covered with cedar shingles and the exterior walls are covered with limestone rubble from nearby Mount Rundle. It was originally built to house the offices of the Banff National Park promoters and preservers. From 1937 until the 1950s, the building housed federal services including the post office and customs house and the park staff. Federal. offices not directly associated with park. administration were vacated in the 1950s allowing park staff to take over the building. Today it is used by senior park staff. The superintendent of the park continues to occupy the central office on the second floor allocated in the original plan.

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September 4th, 2023

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