Historical Village is open daily until Aug 30, 2026! Visit Gasoline Alley Museum, the Heritage Plaza shops, dine in The Selkirk and the Railway Café, attend special Spring events or make event and private bookings. Click here for operation updates.
Historical Village is open daily until Aug 30, 2026! Visit Gasoline Alley Museum, the Heritage Plaza shops, dine in The Selkirk and the Railway Café, attend special Spring events or make event and private bookings. Click here for operation updates.
Building/Museum
This sturdily built log barn was constructed by Oliver and Bill Ellis, circa 1907, at Oliver’s homestead in the Jumping Pound Creek area, about 40 kilometres west of Calgary. The brothers were part of an 11-member family that relocated from Packenham, Ontario, in 1886, and Oliver and Bill both turned to ranching in the Jumping Pound area.
Skilled axemen, the brothers built their stable out of logs, using 18-inch steel pins salvaged from a former irrigation dam, and were soon building log stables all over the district. Oliver died in 1940 and his lands were purchased in 1942 by the Copithorne family, which donated the barn to Heritage Park in 1964.
1900 Heritage DR. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
There are plenty of ways to get to the Park, whether that be on foot, via transit, or driving. Click here to find the way that works for you!