MATTERS Victoria School Building

PROPERTY INFORMATION
ADDRESS:
411 11th Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta
AVAILABLE AREA:
16,129 square feet
BUILT: 1912/1913 with addition in 1961
OP.COSTS: $13.36 (est.)
LEASE RATE: Market rates
AVAILABLE: Immediately
The Victoria School Building (also known as
The Victoria Sandstone School) is recognized
as a Category A building in the City of
Calgary's Heritage Evaluation system.
Constructed of Paskapoo Sandstone, a local material
unique to the Calgary area, in a simply detailed
Edwardian Classical style, the school was built in
1912 as an addition to an earlier sandstone school
building that was later demolished. At the time of
its construction, sandstone was commonly used as
a building material for large public and commercial
buildings and Calgary was known as “Sandstone
City”. From 1914 to 1930, it housed the Victoria
Provisional School and was one of four school
buildings used as an emergency hospital during an
influenza epidemic that occurred in 1918.
The Victoria Sandstone School is a conspicuous local
landmark that establishes a direct historical link
with Calgary’s pre-World War One boom years. A
substantial structure within Victoria Park, it maintains
the dominant character of the area.
Source: Calgary Heritage Authority Inventory (File: 02-112)