Landmark Building
ARNOLD AND ARNOLD LAW OFFICE
16 -2 Avenue East , High River
Built in 1891
'); "Arnold and Arnold Law Office")
Built in 1891, this building is one of the oldest wood-frame structures in High River. Originally, the building was the home of the Chalmers Presbyterian Church until the congregation moved in 1907. For the next fourteen years it served first as the meeting hall for the Foresters Lodge, and then for the Orange Lodge, Somewhere in this time period it was moved from its original site to a site immediately across the Macleod Trail. In 1912 the brick high school was erected on its former site. In 1921 the old church building was convened for use as a school. In the early 1940s it was moved to its present location and used as a church, this time by the Full Time Gospel Tabernacle congregation. Forty years later, the structure changed hands again and became the office of Arnold & Arnold, a law firm which has served High River since 1910. For a short while before becoming a law office, the building was used for a full-time kindergarten.
The Arnold and Arnold Law office is a modest one-storey wood-frame structure with stucco covering. Although the building has been modified greatly over the years, the high-pitched gable roof and narrow windows clearly reflect its religious origins.
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 A Walking Tour of High River. Heritage Inventory Program, Alberta Culture, and Town of High River, with permission from Alberta Culture and Community Spirit. Visit the Alberta Culture and Community Spirit for more information. Visit the Alberta Culture and Community Spirit for more information.