Visit Heritage Park
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
Thorpe House
Closed
Hours of Operation
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Monday
Closed
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Tuesday
Closed
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Wednesday
Closed
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Thursday
Closed
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Friday
Closed
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Saturday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Sunday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sept. 5 - Oct. 9: The Historical Village is open on weekends and Thanksgiving Monday. Gasoline Alley Museum is open year-round!
Exhibit Details
Category
Building/Museum
Guest Amenities
- Wheelchair Accessible
About the Thorpe House
The Eau Claire & Bow River Lumber Company’s lumber mill, established in 1886, became Calgary’s first large industry. One of the mill’s’ workers was Bernt Thorpe, a Norwegian who had brought his family to North America. As a millwright, Thorpe would have helped plan, build, install and maintain the new mill’s machinery.
He built this folk Victorian house for his family near the other homes of the mill workers, insulating the walls with brick cement and adding decorative millwork to the porch. The family arrived with three children and had five more in Calgary, and Thorpe expanded his home several times in response to the needs of his growing family. Mrs. Lillian Jacques, the Thorpe’s youngest daughter, donated the house and funds for its restoration to Heritage Park in 1969.
