Copithorne Barn


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Hours of Operation

  • Monday

    Closed

  • Tuesday

    Closed

  • Wednesday

    Closed

  • Thursday

    Closed

  • Friday

    Closed

  • Saturday

    Closed

  • Sunday

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The Historical Village is now closed until May 17, 2025 except for special and ticketed events. The Historical Village will be open for Day Out With Thomas from May 3 - 4 and 10 - 11, 2025. Gasoline Alley Museum and the shops and restaurants in Heritage Plaza are open year-round.

Exhibit Details

Area

Village Square

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Category

Building/Museum

About the Copithorne Barn

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.

1 story barn made of wood

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1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3

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