Lacombe designates ‘Flatiron Building’ a Municipal Historic Resource
The Flatiron Building in downtown Lacombe has been designated a Municipal Historic Resource.
City council recently passed a bylaw, making it so under the province’s Historical Resources Act.
“The Flatiron Building is Lacombe’s signature historical treasure,” Mayor Grant Creasey said. “This designation ensures the building will remain a hallmark of our community for years to come. I want to thank the current owner of the Flatiron and the Heritage Resources Committee (HRC) for their diligent work towards preserving the legacy of this building.”
The building is one of just two triangular-shaped ‘flatiron’ structures in Alberta — the other being the Gibson Block in Edmonton. It is the oldest known building of its kind in western Canada at almost 120-years-old, compared to the Gibson, which was built in 1913.