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The Firkins Residence

Relocated to Fort Edmonton Park in 1992, this California-style bungalow is a good representative example of the Craftsman style.

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The Humanities Centre

Humanities Centre, in all its concrete glory, represents one of Edmonton’s best examples of the Brutalist style.

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The Connaught Armouries

Alberta’s oldest purpose-built armoury was once home to mounted infantry. Saved from demolition, it’s now home to a non-profit.

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Michener Park

2021 turned out to be a bad year for Edmonton’s built heritage. Gone with it was our “Shade of Expo ‘67.”

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The Toronto-Dominion Branch

This bank branch might be easy to ignore, but in its plain beauty lies a great — if small — example of Modernist design.

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel School

This Catholic school stands as the last of four similarly styled buildings erected by the Separate System during the “Roaring ‘20s.”

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The Foster Residence

Garneau's little yellow house is a good representative example of a popular inter-war architectural style.

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The Archibald Block

Built by a prominent businessman and once home to some of Alberta’s first Lebanese immigrants, the Archibald Block is an important link to Old Strathcona’s earliest days.

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