Landmark Building
BELLEVUE INN
2414-2420-213 Street, Bellevue
Built in 1921
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This building was constructed in 1921 by the West Canadian Collieries Company to replace the first Bellevue Hotel which had burned to the ground in the 1917 fire. The general contractor was Fred Wolstenholme. The Inn is a two storey structure built on a
V-shaped plan, the design of which shows the influence of European alpine chalets. It is made of hollow brick tile on a wooden frame. The main facade has two offset hipped gables flanking a recessed central entrance. Each of the gable ends has a one storey open porch with a hipped roof supported by large brackets and square wooden pillars. The Inn provided accommodation for the Company's business clients and allowed West Canadian Collieries to tap the lucrative bar trade. The Company sold the Bellevue Inn to a private owner for $38,500 in 1945.
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 Crowsnest Pass Historical Driving Tour: Bellevue and Hillcrest. Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism, The Crowsnest Pass Ecomuseum Trust, and the Coal Association of Canada, 1990, with permission from Alberta Culture and Community Spirit. Visit the Alberta Culture and Community Spirit for more information.