Lougheed House

The Lougheed House, originally known as Beaulieu, is a historic building in Calgary with the status of a National Historic Site.

The building was built in 1891 for Senator James Alexander Lougheed and his wife Isabella, the grandparents of the later Prime Minister of Alberta Peter Lougheed built. The sandstone building was in the following decades one of the most stately mansions of the prairie in western Canada and a center of social life in Calgary. After the death of James and Isabella Lougheed possession fell to the city of Calgary. Between 1934 and 1979 it served as a training center, a place to sleep for the Canadian Women's Army Corps and regional headquarters of the Canadian Red Cross. After that, the province of Alberta took over the property. 1995 Lougheed House Conservation Society was founded and raised the building in the status of a National Historic Site. After restoration work from 1997 to 1999 the building was opened to the public and is now one of the tourist attractions in Calgary.