Harrisville, Alberta facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Harrisville
Rural area
Harrisville, Alberta Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	2
Municipal district	Cardston County
Founded	1901
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
Postal code span	List of T Postal Codes of Canada
Area code(s)	+1-403

Harrisville was a community in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada, to the southwest of Cardston. It had a school district and a Roman Catholic church – the first in the southern part of Alberta – which blew down in 1906. The school closed in 1948.

St. Stephen's Church

St. Stephen's Church in Harrisville was the first Catholic church in the southernmost part of Alberta. It was built in 1899 or 1901 and blew down in 1906. It was rebuilt on a different site in 1907. In 1965 the church was closed. On September 18, 1989, it was listed in the Alberta Register of Historic Places.