Grain Exchange Building - Calgary, AB, Canada - Doorways of the World on Waymarking.com

The 1909 Grain Exchange Building has a elegant front entrance of fine wooden doors framed by sandstone.

Built by William Roper Hull, this six-storey building is considered Calgary's first skyscraper due to its height and reinforced concrete skeleton. The door is flanked by sandstone carved with Hull's WRH monogram and the building's 1909 construction date. The name carved in sandstone over the main entrance is that of its first major tenant: the Calgary Grain Exchange, an early commodities exchange composed of over 20 companies housed under one roof. The Grain Exchange moved to another building ten years later, but the sandstone-clad building has been one of Calgary's prestigious office locations for decades.

REFERENCES and FURTHER READING

Sanders, Harry M. Historic Walks of Calgary, "Grain Exchange Building", pp. 87-88. Red Deer Press: Calgary, 2005. (visit link)

City of Calgary Inventory of Historic Resources: Grain Exchange Building (visit link)

Williams & Harris Shared History Centre, Calgary Public Library: Grain Exchange Building, 815 1st Street S.W. (visit link)

Archiseek: 1910 - Grain Exchange, Calgary, Alberta. (visit link)

Clio: Grain Exchange Building (visit link)

Internet Archive: Grain Exchange Building, Calgary, Alta. [1912 coloured postcard] (visit link)

Fillion, Matthew Lorne. “Grain Exchange Building”, 28 Dec 2023. Facebook - Nostalgic Calgary group. (visit link) [Includes modern color photos of historic interior, taken by Rick Thompson]

Elofson, Warren M. “ Hull, William Charles James Roper,“ Dictionary of Canadian Biography. (visit link)

Type of material of the door: Wood Functional door?: Yes Location of this door/way: On private property Is it accessable only by paid admission": Free but in a restricted area Style: Other Address or physical location: 815 - 1st Street SW, Calgary, Alberta

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