National historic site · Foothills County · Alberta

Storage Building 9

Visitors to Foothills County can see Storage Building 9, a national historic site. Officially, it is a Classified Federal Heritage Building. The first name on our list around it is Storage Building 10, 100 m away.

Photo: Storage Building 9, Royalbroil (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Foothills County

inside the municipal boundary

Run by

Parks Canada

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 20%

#1,012 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

National historic site in Foothills County

Inside Foothills County

Storage Building 9 is a place to visit inside Foothills County’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Parks Canada

One of the places Parks Canada looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Classified Federal Heritage Building

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

How the seasons run

Warm weather in Foothills County runs June to September, with highs of 18–24°C.

Jan-2° / -14°10 mm

Feb0° / -12°12 mm

Mar4° / -8°18 mm

Apr11° / -2°30 mm

May16° / 3°61 mm

Jun20° / 8°113 mm

Jul24° / 10°66 mm

Aug23° / 9°54 mm

Sep18° / 5°37 mm

Oct11° / -1°17 mm

Nov4° / -8°16 mm

Dec0° / -12°13 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Foothills County, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Calgary (Airport), 39 km from Foothills County (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Foothills County’s full climate →

About

Storage Building 9

It is conserved by Parks Canada.

Its historic-place page →

Type: National historic site
Run by: Parks Canada
Listed: Classified Federal Heritage Building
Town: in Foothills County

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

The map centres on Storage Building 9, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Bases near Storage Building 9

Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Foothills County

25,789 people · 39 places to visit

2 · 3.8 km south of it

Willow Creek No. 26

6,225 people · 40 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Storage Building 9 is	People	Places to visit
Foothills County	It’s in town	25,789	39
Willow Creek No. 26	3.8 km south of it	6,225	40

Make a day of it

While you are near Storage Building 9

A visit can take in 8 national historic sites, all within 15 km.

National historic site · Parks CanadaStorage Building 10100 m away 2

National historic site · Parks CanadaStorage Building 8100 m away 3

National historic site · Parks CanadaBunkhouse and Cookhouse100 m away 4

National historic site · Parks CanadaCoal Shed100 m away 5

National historic site · Parks CanadaRoot Cellar, Building 13100 m away 6

National historic site · Parks CanadaBlacksmith Shop100 m away 7

National historic site · Parks CanadaDairy Barn100 m away 8

National historic site · Parks CanadaTractor Garage, Building 7100 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Storage Building 9

Where is Storage Building 9?

Storage Building 9 stands in Foothills County, Alberta: inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Storage Building 9?

National historic site.

Who runs Storage Building 9?

Parks Canada.

When is the best time to visit Storage Building 9?

On ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, June to September is when Foothills County is warmest, with highs of 18–24°C.

Is Storage Building 9 a designated historic place?

Yes: Classified Federal Heritage Building.

What else is there to see near Storage Building 9?

Within 15 km: Storage Building 10 (100 m), Storage Building 8 (100 m), Bunkhouse and Cookhouse (100 m) and Coal Shed (100 m).

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Storage Building 9: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storage Building 10: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storage Building 8: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bunkhouse and Cookhouse: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coal Shed: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Root Cellar, Building 13: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blacksmith Shop: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dairy Barn: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tractor Garage, Building 7: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).