Federal Sites
As of 2008 there are currently ten sites in Edmonton with plaques erected by Parks Canada and listed in the Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada, and one recommendation to create a new plaque in Edmonton. Only National Historic Sites commemorate buildings, and there is only one National Historic Site in Edmonton, the former location of Fort Edmonton near the Alberta Legislature Building. There are also four plaques for National Historic People and National Historic Events in the city.
The federal government also has a separate heritage register for buildings it owns, under the Federal Heritage Buildings program. In Edmonoton, three buildings are listed: the Grierson Centre's, former RCMP Centre Building 3 (now a prison), and two buildings at CFB Edmonton, the Headquarters Army Western Command Building J3 at Edmonton Garrison, and the Spall Block, Building h-14 at Griesbach.
The only other heritage recognition provided to buildings by the federal government is that of "Heritage Railway Station" (because railways are federally regulated). The former Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station is one such station.
Read more about this topic: Heritage Buildings In Edmonton
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