Alberta
First Nations peoples in Alberta were generally nomadic and did not create permanent structures, however they did often occupy the same site annually for many generations, and created permanent markers in the form of tipi rings and medicine wheels.
The first Europeans to build in Alberta were the fur traders of the North West Company who constructed the first trading posts in Alberta at Fort Chipewyan and Fort Vermilion in 1788. The oldest building in Alberta still on its original foundations is the clerk's quarters at Fort Victoria, which dates from 1865. Few buildings from the fur trade era remain. Most buildings considered "historic" in Alberta are from the post-railway era (e.g. after 1885 in Calgary, after 1891 in Edmonton, etc.)
| Building or Complex | Location | Constructor | Year built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain House | Rocky Mountain House | Hudson's Bay Company | 1799 | |
| Fort Augustus, Mark IV | Edmonton | NWC | 1813 | Merged with Fort Edmonton, 1821. |
| Fort Assiniboine | Fort Assiniboine | Hudson's Bay Company | 1824 | |
| Lac Ste. Anne Mission | Lac Ste. Anne | Jean-Baptiste Thibault | 1842 | |
| Rundle's Mission | Pigeon Lake | Robert Rundle | 1847 | |
| Lac La Biche Mission | Lac La Biche | Oblates of Mary Immaculate | 1853 |
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