Visit Heritage Park
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
Cottage Hospital and Carriage Shed
Closed
Hours of Operation
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Monday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Tuesday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Wednesday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Thursday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Friday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Saturday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Sunday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Details
Category
Building/Museum
About the Cottage Hospital and Carriage Shed
Several towns in Alberta, including Lethbridge, Strathcona, Bassano and Coleman, established their first hospitals in cottages. These cottage hospitals were small, temporary and poor and did not have proper antiseptics or sanitary measures by our standards, with surgery often conducted on the dining room table.
Peter Dewar built this gingerbread trim house in 1907 and it was briefly owned by Martin Pallesen, owner of Calgary Central Creamery. As the long-time home of Norah Main, the house was the site of Calgary’s Temple School of Spiritual Learning. The house was donated to Heritage Park by Eau Claire Estates Ltd. in 1979 and many of the furnishings were donated by the Main family. Heritage Park restored the house as a Cottage Hospital in 1991 and built the replica garage the following year. Amoco Petroleum Company Ltd. and Imperial Oil Ltd. both donated funds for its restoration.
