Article content

The last residential house still standing in East Village could be coming down.

The Sanders Residence, built in 1901, faces potential demolition after a permit application by its owner, according to the Calgary Heritage Authority.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or East Village's last residential house could be demolished Back to video

“It was significant for being the oldest intact and continually occupied house in East Village,” said Josh Traptow, executive director of the organization.

The house is located along 8th Avenue S.E. near 5th Street, just down the street from Calgary’s new Central Library and tucked next to a six-storey condo building.

It is rectangular in shape, featuring one storey and a western false front, representing an architectural style popular in Calgary for its era.

“Looking at it, you can tell right away it has that western style front to it,” said Traptow.

While East Village has experienced a revitalization since the early 2000s, he said many Calgarians might not remember or know of the residential community that existed there in Calgary’s early days.

The house was built in the early settlement development period. According to the City of Calgary, early maps and aerial photos show the area was a mixed-use neighbourhood, with residential, commercial, institutional and industrial land uses.