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26 New Street S.E. (Major John Stewart residence)

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Title	26 New Street S.E. (Major John Stewart residence)
Identifier	aj_0409
Subject	Calgary (Alta.) -- History
Location	Calgary, Alberta
Time Coverage	1965 or 1966
Photographer	Alison Jackson
Donor	Alison Jackson Estate
Type	Still Image
Repository	Calgary Public Library, Central Library, Local History Room
Collection	Alison Jackson Photograph Collection
Rights	Copyright Calgary Public Library. 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary AB, T2G 2M2, 1+(403)260-2785 information@calgarypubliclibrary.com
Date Photo	1965 or 1966
Format Photo	4" x 5" internegative
Width Digital	6032
Height Digital	5849
File Size	34480.801 KB
File type	TIF
Notes	“Then & Now” columns appeared weekly in the Calgary Herald between 2002 and 2005. The following article appeared December 3, 2003. Stewart House, 26 New St. S.E. Then: Stewart House • Major John Stewart, pioneer, military man, founder of the Stewart Ranch near Pincher Creek and developer of coal mines in Canmore and Anthracite, built this wood-frame house in 1884 according to plans by an architect named Moberly. Following Stewart's death in 1893, the Pat Burns (meat packing) Co. bought the Bow River residence as a home for the packing plant's manager. By the time maverick architect and one-time city alderman Jack Long bought the house in 1969, it was almost in ruins. Now: Private residence • Long turned his considerable talent and energy to renovating one of Calgary's oldest buildings for use as an office and residence. During the 1970s, the house became the focal point of Long's efforts to revitalize the community of Inglewood. Designated a provincial historic resource in 1980, the house has remained in private ownership since Long sold it in 1992. According to the Inglewood Historical Walking Tour, "a curious feature of this property is that it has riparian rights: the legal title extends to the middle of the river. There are only a few such titles in Calgary; most waterways are public property. Around 1900, the city exchanged the river frontage for land to create New Street from an alley."
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26 New Street S.E. (Major John Stewart residence)

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