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Hickle House

Thankfully the home at 1705 – 13th Ave. S.W. has been well cared for in its almost ninety years. The stone work of the veranda makes it one of only a handful of homes in Sunalta bearing this unique masonry.

Hickle House - Sunalta

The structure also has a wonderful history as the home of the Hickle family. Raleigh Pearl Hickle (1873-1963), a contractor and farmer from Indiana, his wife Della Dora Dawson (1880-1965), and their daughter Ruth Estella (1901-1995), came to Calgary in 1910.

Raleigh Pearl Hickle

Their first home was in Sunalta at 1916 – 12th Ave. S.W., and they also owned a farm in Delacour.
In 1921 Raleigh built the house at 1705 – 13th Ave. S.W. and it remained in the Hickle family until the passing of Della in 1965. Ruth Hickle never married and was a Calgary school teacher.