Firehall #6 is a heritage building that was constructed in 1906 and served as a fire station until 1967.

Just in time for Halloween, The City is sharing spooky ghost sightings inside Historic City Hall.

A "very conservative woman, not particularly interested in women’s suffrage," Annie Gale was an unlikely politician. Read the full story.

In 1910, the Calgary Daily Herald published a short series of page-one profiles on civic officials, all of whom still worked for The City of Calgary when the newly built City Hall opened the following year.

William Marshall Dodd, winner of the commission to design City Hall.

The reporter probably thought his small bit of graffiti on a piece of property belonging to The City of Calgary was so discreet no one would find it.

Royal visits have been among the most momentous civic events at Calgary’s historic City Hall.

With every hammer tap on her chisel, stonemason Tina Hart is bringing our city’s history back to life.

After the great fire of 1886, locally-quarried Paskapoo sandstone largely replaced timber-frame construction in Calgary’s business district.

The widespread use of sandstone in Calgary between 1886 and 1914, and a major construction boom before the First World War, helped attract a pool of skilled craftsmen to the city.

One of City Hall’s most defining features is its five-story sandstone clock tower.

Constructed from locally sourced Paskapoo sandstone, the four-storey structure was built for $300,000.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, Calgary was a promising young city which many officials and residents believed was destined for greatness.

What features define Historic City Hall as a heritage landmark? Its materials, forms, location, and cultural associations are just a few of the character defining elements that contribute to its heritage value.

From architect William M. Dodd’s earliest plans, Historic City Hall was built first and foremost as a public building—a place for the people.