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Brown plaque № 59430

Calgary, AB, Canada

James Lougheed (later Sir James) came to Calgary as a young lawyer in 1885 and later became leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Senate. He built a frame home for his family on this site. In the 1890's, after moving his family to a larger home, he built this sandstone building, the Norman Block

and others on land he had purchased on Stephen Avenue. Although gutted by fire on four occasions, it was rebuilt each time to original specifications. During its lifetime the building housed such dive

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