- Address
- 1 Airport Road
- Type
- Other places
- Designated
- 2013
Main Building No. 75
1 Airport Road, Swift Current
About Main Building No. 75
Main Building No. 75 is the one Recognized Federal Heritage Building in Swift Current. Main Building No. 75 dates from 1964–1965.
Main Building No. 75 of the Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre (SPARC) at Swift Current is comprised of three functionally and visually distinct volumes. Seen in the round, the two primary volumes of the building form an L-shape, with blank façades defining the ends of a five-storey laboratory wing, and a long four-storey wing housing offices. A low two-storey mass, referred to as B Wing, is attached to the laboratory block opposite the office wing; it houses mostly service functions. The building clearly reflects the design language of institutional Modernism. Its main façade is a balanced asymmetrical arrangement which is divided into a solid, approximately square windowless façade of fine precast panels and a slightly lower, fenestrated wing with brick spandrels between concrete pilasters.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Main Building No. 75 · Open Government Licence – Canada · as published, word for word
Recognized federal heritage buildings are owned by the Government of Canada and reviewed for their heritage value.
Questions about Main Building No. 75
What is Main Building No. 75?
In 2013 the federal government recognized Main Building No. 75 as a heritage building.
When was Main Building No. 75 built?
The register dates the construction of Main Building No. 75 to 1964–1965.
Can you visit Main Building No. 75?
You can see it from the street, while entry depends on its current use.
Is Main Building No. 75 protected?
While the federal government owns it, changes go through its heritage review.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract).
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).