Landmark Building
ANDERTON BLOCK AND HORSESHOE LIQUOR STORE, 1909
224 24th Street & 214 24th Street, Fort Macleod
Built By: James S. Lambert
Built in 1909
'); "Anderton Block and Horseshoe Liquor Store")
The Anderton Block was completed in 1909 by the prominent local contractor James S. Lambert. Anderton owned an early photography studio in Fort Macleod. The building originally housed the White Hall grocery, founded by well-known local citizens W. A. Day, T. Brenner and C. Rhodes. The grocery operated until 1981 occupying the east half of the ground floor. The second storey was divided into apartments with beautiful woodwork in the lobby area. The building is now occupied by Hodnett's Pharmacy on the main level. Recently renovated, the building closely resembles the original building of the pre-1914 boom period in Fort Macleod's history.
This building is another fine example of sandstone masonry in Fort Macleod. The north elevation of the building is covered with rockfaced sandstone, a common building material of that era. The remaining elevations are of common bond brick. This front facade is embellished by an entablature with decorative brackets between the first and second storey. The second-storey windows of the front facade are semicircular with sandstone voussoirs and sills. The parapet is a later addition to the building but seems to be an original detail.
The Horseshoe Liquor Store was built in 1909 as a wholesale liquor outlet. In 1924, during the prohibition era, P. Burns and Company bought the premises for a meat market. Since then, the building has been occupied by a number of meat markets. In 1983, the building was purchased by Phil Hodnett and incorporated into Hodnett's Pharmacy. At that time, the building was renovated to more closely reflect the era in which it was built.
This two-storey brick structure has a rock-faced coursed sandstone facade on the north elevation and stucco on the south elevation. The north elevation features many elements which contribute to the character of Fort Macleod's main street. These include a datestone over the second-storey windows, a sandstone parapet with molded trim, a narrow entablature between the first and second storeys and above the second-storey windows, and a pilaster with decorative capital. Of note is the stepped roofline and corbelled chimney.
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/Driving Tour of Fort Macleod’s Historic Downtown & Residential Area. Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism and Fort Macleod Provincial Historic Area Society, n.d., with permission from Alberta Culture and Community Spirit. Visit the Alberta Culture and Community Spirit for more information.