Key Number:	HS 81939
Site Name:	Athlone Building - Currie Barracks
Other Names:	Athlone Building D2 - Main Administration Building (Barracks)
Site Type:	1401 - Military: Office or Administration Building 1402 - Military: Barracks

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Address:	4041 Breskens Dr. SW
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Town:	Calgary
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History:	ATTACHMENT A LIST OF THE PORTIONS OF THE FORMER CANADIAN FORCES BASE CALGARY KNOWN AS THE CURRIE BARRACKS SUBJECT TO AN ORDER DESINGNATING A PROVINCIAL HISTORIC RESOURCE. 1. Athlone Building - exterior facades only, 2. Bessborough Building - exterior facades only, 3. Bennett Building - exterior facades only, 4. Barracks Building - exterior massing, appearance and colour only, 5. Barracks Building - exterior massing, appearance and colour only, 6. Barracks Building - exterior massing, appearance and colour only, 7. Quarter Master Stores (Stable Building) - both exterior facades and interior elements of structure, 8. Brad House (Base Commander's Residence) - exterior facades only, 9. Ramshead House (Brigade Commander's Residence) - exterior facades only, 10. Officer's Mess - both exterior facades and interior elements of structure and formal garden, 11. Form of Transimene Crescent between the Brad House, Ramshead House and the Officer's Mess, 12. Form of the Parade Square. ========================== Athlone Building This building has simplified Classical details with Palladian windows at the main entry and is finished in rough east stucco cladding and pitched roof form. William S. Bates was the supervising architect. The building served as the military seat of power for the entire base, containing offices the Base Commander and his staff. It is prominently sited at the west end of the parade ground, on axis with the original formal entrance gates to the Barracks. Visible from Crowchild Trail, the Administration Building is a regional landmark. The building was part of the original Barracks complex.

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Register:	11-195

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