Banff Park Museum

Banff Park Museum
Banff Park Museum
	Banff Park Museum exterior
Location	Banff, Alberta, Canada
Established	1895
Founder	Natural History Branch, Geological Survey of Canada
Built	1903
Architect	John Stocks
Architectural style(s)	Rustic
Governing body	Parks Canada
Website	parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/ab/banff/
National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1985

The Banff Park Museum National Historic Site, located in downtown Banff, Alberta, is an exhibition space associated with Banff National Park.

The oldest building maintained by

National Historic Site of Canada in 1985 and was classified as historic structure the following year.^[1]^[2] The museum building is a pioneering example of the rustic style of architecture

that was starting to catch on in North-American parks.

History

The museum was established in 1895 to house an exhibit of taxidermy mounted specimens of animals, plants and minerals associated with Banff National Park. It was built in 1903 to the design of territory government engineer John Stocks.

In 1896,

wolves, lynx, and black, cinnamon and polar bears.^[5]

The property was fully restored in 2010, by a local contracting company out of Calgary, AB. The exterior was restored from heavy oil products to an eco-friendly clear coating to protect and enhance the wood structure.[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Banff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
^ ^a ^b "Banff National Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada". Canada's Economic Action Plan. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ "Sanson, Norman". Archives Society of Alberta. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
^ Taylor, Iris. "A Walk Through Banff History - Walking Points". www.itaylorresearch.com.
^ "About the Zoo: 1933 - 1948". Calgary Zoological Society. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
^ "Restoration". Phoenix Painting Limited.

External links

Official website
Banff Park Museum at the Alberta Association of Architects
Phoenix Painting Limited

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[pc-1] "Banff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2010-06-07.

[actionplan1-2] "Banff National Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada". Canada's Economic Action Plan. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

[albarch1-3] "Sanson, Norman". Archives Society of Alberta. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

[taylor1-4] Taylor, Iris. "A Walk Through Banff History - Walking Points". www.itaylorresearch.com.

[calgzoo1-5] "About the Zoo: 1933 - 1948". Calgary Zoological Society. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

[Resotration-6] "Restoration". Phoenix Painting Limited.

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