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The building was two four-story, brick and steel frame buildings. The Ramsey portion was an addition to the Kelly Block. The two buildings were quite different. The Kelly Block was done in dark brick and the Ramsey Building had a stone facade, three-part windows, and a smaller cornice.
230:. Not long after Kelly's death Ramsey bought the building from his widow in 1926 for $ 100,000. He then extended the story westward calling it the Ramsey Building. In the 1940s the Government of Alberta bought the building. More recently, it had been owned by Worthington Properties. 252:. Enbridge Centre is a 25-storey office building, which recreated the original building facades on the tower's podium. The tower was completed in late 2016 and opened on October 13, 2016, with the original facade incorporated into the new building. 422: 1098: 1113: 223:(to the north of the Kelly Ramsey Building). Shortly after moving to Edmonton in 1911, he required more space and moved into the building which was built by a 122: 1093: 739: 1108: 325: 1103: 399: 1088: 762: 550: 932: 541: 640: 1083: 430: 669: 44: 1068: 333: 1073: 658: 1012: 453: 238: 1118: 989: 844: 1042: 926: 887: 880: 874: 734: 294: 334:"Social, economic cost to losing Kelly-Ramsey block: $ 3M a bargain to protect, preserve key historic site downtown" 534: 227: 809: 355: 651: 973: 755: 76: 605: 115: 376: 620: 570: 527: 475: 939: 849: 814: 595: 311: 585: 216: 233:
In March 2009 a fire broke out and gutted most of the building. Police determined it was caused by
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and on April 2 a man was arrested for the fire. In September 2009, the
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for $ 3 million, down from its previous price of $ 10 million.
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was a department store owner who opened up a store in the
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In 2013 the building was demolished, to be replaced by
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Edmonton City Hall with the CN Tower in the background
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Kelly Ramsey Building is located in Edmonton
Chicago commercial
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Coordinates
53°32′32.8″N 113°29′33.9″W / 53.542444°N 113.492750°W / 53.542444; -113.492750
Downtown Edmonton
James Ramsey
Tegler Building
blacksmith
John Kelly
arson
Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
foreclosure
Enbridge Centre



ISBN
0-88995-298-1
"Man charged in downtown Edmonton fire"
"Social, economic cost to losing Kelly-Ramsey block: $ 3M a bargain to protect, preserve key historic site downtown"
"Edmonton Today: Kelly-Ramsay Demolition"
"Enbridge adds vibrancy, energy to Edmonton skyline"
"City report outlines proposed plans for historic building"
"Brick By Brick The Kelly-Ramsey Block Comes Tumbling Down"
the original
"Gallary:Edmonton's old Kelly Ramsey Tower is new again"

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