Mewata Armoury

Mewata Armoury is a Canadian Forces reserve armoury in Calgary, Alberta. The building was built between 1915 and 1918 for an original cost of $282, 051 Canadian dollars. The building was designed by Thomas W. Fuller and the project was supervised locally by Calgary architect Leo Dowler. The structure was actually built by A. G. Creelman Co. of Vancouver. The building is located at 801 11th Street S. W. and is still home to local Militia units, chiefly The King's Own Calgary Regiment and The Calgary Highlanders. Construction materialsThe building has a cut stone foundation with a structure of red brick and sandstone. The drill hall is significant for the large uninterrupted span of its steel trusses. A second story on the west side was added some time after original construction. Architectural styleThe building was designed in a Tudor /Gothic Revival style. A classic example of armoury design, Mewata has features deliberately bringing to mind a medieval fortress or castle, including four square corner towers, four smaller six sided towers, and buttresses with turrets and a crenellated roofline. Original interior detailsThe original design featured a large central drill hall with 117 rooms arranged around its perimeter. The basement included bowling alleys and 30 yard shooting ranges. The facility also included officers' and sergeants' billiard rooms. Barracks have been altered in recent years to serve as offices and storage space. A catwalk around the drill hall has been enclosed on the north and south sides, as well as part of the east side, leaving a short "balcony" overlooking the parade square.

Mewata Armoury is a Canadian Forces reserve armoury in Calgary, Alberta. The building was built between 1915 and 1918 for an original cost of $282, 051 Canadian dollars. The building was designed by Thomas W. Fuller and the project was supervised locally by Calgary architect Leo Dowler. The structure was actually built by A. G. Creelman Co. of Vancouver. The building is located at 801 11th Street S. W. and is still home to local Militia units, chiefly The King's Own Calgary Regiment and The Calgary Highlanders. Construction materialsThe building has a cut stone foundation with a structure of red brick and sandstone. The drill hall is significant for the large uninterrupted span of its steel trusses. A second story on the west side was added some time after original construction. Architectural styleThe building was designed in a Tudor /Gothic Revival style. A classic example of armoury design, Mewata has features deliberately bringing to mind a medieval fortress or castle, including four square corner towers, four smaller six sided towers, and buttresses with turrets and a crenellated roofline. Original interior detailsThe original design featured a large central drill hall with 117 rooms arranged around its perimeter. The basement included bowling alleys and 30 yard shooting ranges. The facility also included officers' and sergeants' billiard rooms. Barracks have been altered in recent years to serve as offices and storage space. A catwalk around the drill hall has been enclosed on the north and south sides, as well as part of the east side, leaving a short "balcony" overlooking the parade square.