JOSEPH LIMOGES RESIDENCE Joseph Limoges first came to Cochrane from Montreal but moved to "The Crossing" in 1886.
KNIGHT HOUSE This home, also known as the Old Burns House, was built in about 1890 and was owned for a time by John Stewart and then by Thomas Burns of Burns Company Limited meat packers.
LAND TITLES OFFICE In 1891, the railroad from Calgary to Edmonton was terminated on the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River, and a new community called South Edmonton was established there.
LETHBRIDGE HOUSE HOTEL, 1885 The Lethbridge House Hotel was built in 1885 by William Henderson, a prominent contractor of the day.
LINEHAM BLOCK The histories of the Lineham Block and its neighbour, the Imperial Bank of Canada, are closely linked.
LOBSTICK SETTLEMENT A lobstick is an evergreen tree, chosen for its size and prominent or significant location – for instance on the bank of a river where there was a good crossing place – which has had all its lower limbs removed.
LOG BUILDING The Cook family had a considerable impact on the area. In early days, their home was known as a “stopping place”, where travellers could find a hospitable welcome.
LOUGHEED HOUSE The Lougheed Mansion, or “Beaulieu,” was built in 1891.
MANNING RESIDENCE The floor plan and perspective for this home appear in The Radford American Homes, a book of house plans published by the Radford Architectural Company of Riverside, Illinois, in 1903.
MARKERVILLE CREAMERY In 1899 the fortunes of the local in¬dustry changed when the federal Department of Agriculture established a number of creameries throughout the Northwest Territories in conjunc¬tion with local organizations.
