Landmark Building
BLYTH/RIDDOCK HOUSE
1313 & 1315 - 8th Avenue SE, Calgary
Built in 1910
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The Blyth/Riddock House was built in about 1910, probably on 7th Avenue SE, a right of way that was taken over for a new CNR line around 1921, and is now a cycling path. As was common at the time, this house was salvaged from impending demolition by relocating it to this site, next to Charles Riddock’s livery barn. In all likelihood it was Riddock who moved the house. He had a livery and cartage business, and was later responsible for moving the Deane House across the Elbow River. Once on the site, this house was split down the centre, pulled apart, and a new centre section was added to fill the resulting gap. Mrs. Margaret Blyth, wife of Sgt. Blyth of the North-West Mounted Police, lived in 1313, the west half of the resulting duplex, from about 1925 to at least 1940. Mrs. Jessie Riddock, daughter of Mrs. Blyth, and wife of Charles Riddock, was living in 1315 by 1940.
The Landmark Buildings and Places Database draws on the series of walking and/or driving tour booklets produced by Alberta Culture (now Alberta Culture and Community Spirit). The Heritage Community Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ministry through permission to reprint these materials online. Extracted from Calgary: Atlantic Avenue Inglewood: Historical Walking Tours. Heritage Inventory Program, Alberta Community Development, and the Old Town Calgary Society, 1999, with permission from Alberta Culture and Community Spirit. Visit the Alberta Culture and Community Spirit for more information.