Visit Heritage Park
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
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.
Building/Museum
The village of Gleichen sprang up in 1883 at the No.12 siding of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Five years later, the district’s first school was built by Victor Joseph Beaupre from logs that were floated down the Bow River. By 1908 the school’s attendance had grown to 60, and a new four-room schoolhouse was built. The old schoolhouse, which was later used as a residence, was donated to Heritage Park in 1977 and restored to its original appearance.
Conditions were challenging in Prairie schools during the early days of settlement, and Gleichen was no different. The village had a small tax base, so the little school was unable to receive much funding from the government. Consequently, the teachers were poorly paid, the school’s furnishings sparse, and the supplies meager. The little school had a stable, two outhouses, a fence and a well with a pump. The well water at the school was too alkaline for the students to drink, so many brought water from home or drank either rainwater or melted snow.
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500