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818: 850: 29: 263:'s peer, Viscount Elveden. The second tower, Iveagh House, on the east side, was built between 1960 and 1962 and is named after the other half of Benjamin Guinness's peer, the Earl of Iveagh. The third tower, Guinness House, on the west side, was built between 1962 and 1964 and is named after the Guinness family. 252:. The family at that time had interests in the Calgary companies Duke Drilling Investment Company and Seabridge Investments. Albertan architectural firm Rule Wynn and Rule was hired for the project. Construction, done by the Commonwealth Construction Company, began in 1959. Steel was provided by the 220:
on 13 February 1947, the area of downtown Calgary west of 4th Street saw the construction of many new office buildings intended to house the oil companies that had moved into the city. These buildings included the
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The first and central tower, Elveden House, was built between 1959 and 1960. It is named after the Guinness's estate in Suffolk, which itself is named after half of
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The complex has 447,814 sq ft (41,603.3 m) of office space, with 172,081 sq ft (15,986.8 m) in the main tower.
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indicate a landmark / location outside of the City of Calgary; the character * indicates a landmark / location under construction.
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In 2005, the Calgary Heritage Authority added Elveden House to its list as a Category A (top priority) site.
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and built in three phases between 1959 and 1964, it is one of Calgary's best examples of
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Elveden was commissioned by British Pacific Building, a company owned by the
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is a three-tower office building located at 717 7th Avenue Southwest in
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This article about a building or structure in Alberta is a
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Calgary
Canada
Coordinates
51°02′49″N 114°04′46″W / 51.04694°N 114.07944°W / 51.04694; -114.07944
Calgary, Alberta
Rule Wynn and Rule
International-style architecture
Leduc No. 1
Barron Building
Petro Chemical Building
Triad Oil Building
Britannia Building
Petro-Fina Building
Dome Oil Building
Guinness family
Dominion Bridge Company
Benjamin Guinness
Emporis Buildings
"Elveden House"
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"Evaluation & Review Committee Minutes"
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Attractions and landmarks in Calgary
Plus 15
Baitun Nur

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