Botsford Harness Shop


Closed

Hours of Operation

  • Monday

    Closed

  • Tuesday

    Closed

  • Wednesday

    Closed

  • Thursday

    Closed

  • Friday

    Closed

  • Saturday

    Closed

  • Sunday

    Closed

The Historical Village is closed for the season, aside from special events. Gasoline Alley Museum and the Railway Café are open year-round!

Exhibit Details

Area

Town Centre

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Category

Building/Museum, Shopping

Guest Amenities

  • Wheelchair Accessible

About the Botsford Harness Shop

The Botsford Harness Shop, first constructed in 1906, features unique gift items, figurines, jewellery, hats, dolls, cast-iron creations, wooden toys and more.

Open summer only, during regular park hours.

History

In the newly settled villages of the Canadian Prairies, one of the first businesses to open was a harness shop. Everybody needed tack for their horses or oxen, and saddles, yokes, horse collars and harnesses were always in high demand.

From 1884 to 1908 the population of Langdon, Alberta, grew from 10 to 800. Oscar Botsford had constructed his hardware and harness shop in 1906 to take advantage of the boom. Besides making and repairing harnesses from the Langdon and Dalemead area, Botsford also repaired shoes, sold hardware and mended canvas, often before an audience of the town’s children. The Municipal District of Rockyview No. 44 sold the building to Heritage Park for the nominal sum of one dollar in 1965.

3 building side by side with blue sky in background

Visit Heritage Park

1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3

Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500

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