Alberta Historic Resource · Hand-built 1913–1929 in Cardston

Old-world stone and Venetian light in the Southern Alberta foothills.

Name: The Cobblestone Manor
Address: 173 7th Ave W., Cardston, AB, T0K 0K0, CA
Telephone: 403-653-2701
Price range: $$

Gather beside crackling Lee’s Creek river-rock fireplaces for lunch and dinner, or unwind in private two-bedroom heritage suites twenty-five minutes from Waterton Lakes.

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The Cobblestone Manor’s hand-laid Lee’s Creek river-rock facade and chimney framed by mature summer evergreens in Cardston, Alberta

The 1913 Henry Hoet Residence

14 historic rooms · 61-piece honeycomb oak ceilings · 3 river-stone fireplaces

Lunch 11–2 · Dinner 5–8173 7th Ave W., Cardston

Offered for Private Acquisition

The beautiful Cobblestone Manor is for sale.

Still Open & Operating Daily for Dining & Stays

Lunch, candlelit dinner, and overnight B&B suites welcome guests every day while we seek the Manor’s next steward.

Your new home and turnkey heritage hospitality business await.

Acquire a permanently recognized 1913 Alberta Historic Resource featuring fourteen hand-crafted rooms, an established lunch and dinner restaurant, and two boutique two-bedroom B&B suites twenty-five minutes from Waterton Lakes National Park.

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Crafted by Hand, Stone by Stone

Original pioneer homestead: 1889
Hand-crafted by Henry Hoet (1913–1929): 16 yrs
Individual oak pieces per ceiling tile: 61 pcs
Scenic drive to Waterton Lakes: 25 min

Life at the Manor

Two ways to experience a living landmark.

Come for an unhurried meal beside the fire, or stay for a long weekend in your own private two-bedroom apartment with breakfast served inside the Manor.

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The Restaurant at Cobblestone Manor

Enjoy warm Canadian hospitality beneath leaded Venetian glass and honeycomb oak. Available for intimate lunches, candlelit dinners, private group banquets, and freshly prepared take-out.

Sunlit linen dining table with breakfast pastries and coffee beside stained-glass windows and a glowing river-rock fireplace

Midday Table

11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Dine-in beside the river-rock hearth or order freshly prepared take-out.

Evening Table

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Candlelit dining beneath 1920s Italian stained-glass lanterns and honeycomb oak.

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Bed & Breakfast SuitesFrom $150 CAD / night

Entire Two-Bedroom Suites, Breakfast Included

Spacious private apartments with full sitting room, boutique kitchen, private sauna access, pet-friendly grounds, and hot morning breakfast in the Manor.

Sun-drenched heritage guest bedroom beneath honeyed cedar rafters overlooking pine trees

The Garden Stone Suite

Sleeps 4 · Two bedrooms

$150 / night

The Timber Loft Suite

Sleeps up to 6 · Two bedrooms

$175 / night

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1913–1929 Craftsmanship

Built Like No Other Home in Alberta

Guests staying overnight receive a personal tour through all fourteen rooms of Henry Hoet’s hand-joined architectural marvel.

Close-up of hand-pinned golden oak joinery meeting rounded river cobblestones and antique stained glass

Oak / Tile: 61 pcs
Manor Rooms: 14
Stone Hearths: 3

Southern Alberta Basecamp

Gateway to Waterton & the Rockies

Set beside tree-lined gardens in historic Cardston — minutes from Remington Carriage Museum, Lee’s Creek, and the mountain lakes of Waterton.

Golden morning mist over Lee’s Creek cobblestones with the Waterton Rocky Mountains in the distance

173 7th Ave W., Cardston

Photographic Archive

Step Inside All 14 Rooms

Browse twenty-one photographs spanning the Stained Glass Room, Golden Oak Room, garden gazebo, and upstairs suites.

Sunlit interior staircase, stained glass, and golden oak woodwork leading toward the upstairs rooms of The Cobblestone Manor

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A sixteen-year labour of love

Every stone pulled from the creek bed. Every ceiling joined by hand.

011913 · Lee’s Creek Stone

Hauled by cart in summer, and by sleigh through Alberta winters.

Belgian finishing carpenter Henry Hoet bought an 1889 pioneer log house and spent sixteen years encasing and expanding it with rounded river cobblestones gathered from nearby Lee’s Creek — always with his loyal Newfoundland dog beside him.

Every room was finished completely before the next began.

The Cobblestone Manor river-rock gable illuminated by warm bistro lights at dusk

021920s · Venice to Cardston

Luminous stained glass imported from Italy.

To craft the Manor’s custom wooden Tiffany-style lanterns and leaded bookcases, Mr. Hoet imported vibrant emerald, cobalt, and amber stained glass from Italy, pairing it with rare world hardwoods and timber remnants from the Alberta Temple.

Hand-leaded bookcases and suspended timber lanterns still light every meal.

1920s Italian stained-glass lanterns hanging beneath an intricate carved hardwood ceiling

031920–1929 · The Golden Oak Room

Sixty-one individual pieces of oak in every single tile.

Nine years in the making, the Golden Oak Room was Mr. Hoet’s crowning architectural achievement. Look upward and you’ll discover a geometric honeycomb ceiling assembled piece by piece around a rose-tinted skylight.

Built as a quiet labour of love for a sweetheart who never crossed the Atlantic.

Close-up of the 61-piece honeycomb golden oak ceiling tiles and rose stained-glass skylight

04Today · Gather by the Hearth

Preserved forever as an Alberta Historic Resource.

One of the Manor’s three stone fireplaces still wears Mr. Hoet’s original hand-rubbed beeswax patina. Today, the Negrych family welcomes travellers and locals alike to dine beneath these historic ceilings and rest in our peaceful guest suites.

Protected provincial heritage · Open year-round for dining & stays.

White-linen dining tables beside the crackling river-rock fireplace in the Stained Glass Room

Curious about Henry Hoet’s original 1889 log core, the Alberta Temple wood tiles, and the story behind his sweetheart?

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Exterior Masonry · Interior Radiance

Drag across a century of stone and Venetian glass.

Slide the divider — or simply scroll — to contrast the smooth Lee’s Creek river cobblestones outside with the 1920s Italian stained-glass lanterns glowing inside.