Sited in the Jasper townsite, it was built as the park administration building in 1913-1914, and became the visitor contact centre in 1972.

The Information Centre was one of the first rustic style buildings to be built in a Canadian national park.

Colonel Maynard Rogers and designed by Edmonton architect A.M. Calderon, it incorporates local materials and construction techniques.

[1] The building served as a landmark for arriving train passengers on the Canadian National railway line that runs through the park.

The first park information centre was built in 1949 near the Canadian National line in front of the main building.