Prince House - Calgary, Alberta
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wildwoodke
N 50° 59.052 W 114° 06.441
11U E 703027 N 5652051
The Prince House is one the more famous old homes in town, formerly located downtown the home is now found Heritage Park, located in southwest Calgary, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WM2CZB
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 10/14/2007
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Peter Prince reportedly designed his home from plans of a Connecticut house published in the November 1893 issue of Scientific American, Architects and Builders Edition.
Peter Anthony Prince was born near Trois-Rivieres, Quebec May 4, 1836. Prince lived in Ontario where he learned the millwright trade and lumber business. In 1866 he migrated to northern Wisconsin where he joined the Northwestern Lumber Company and became an American citizen. Prince moved to Calgary in 1886 and became the Manager of the Eau Claire and Bow River Lumber Company, a position he held until 1916. Prince quickly became involved in other business ventures and with I.K.Kerr, president of the lumber operation, built a flour mill and elevator which later became the Robin Hood Mill. Prince also operated Prince - Kerr ranch at Brooks, became president of the Calgary Iron Works, the Louis Petrie Company, the Calgary Milling Company and held an interest in the John Irwin Company grocery business. In 1889 Prince signed a contract to supply Calgary with electricity and formed the Calgary Water Power Company which he ran until his death in January 1925 at age 89. His wife Emily survived him by nineteen years and his stepdaughter Nora remained living in the 4th Avenue house until her death 1965. Calgary's Prince's Island is named for the "lumber baron", Peter Prince.
House originally built at 238 4th Avenue S.W. close to Prince's Eau Claire and Bow River Lumber Company in the district now known as Eau Claire.
Come visit the Prince home and step into the past. The tour guide will guide you through some of the interesting elements of the house...and how the servants accessed areas of the home versus the Prince's.
Original Location: N 51° 02.965 W 114° 03.961
How it was moved: Wheels / Dolly / Truck
Type of move: Inside City
Building Status: Museum
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