Poultry Shed, Building 21A
Poultry Shed, Building 21A
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1927/01/01 to 1930/01/01
Listed on the Canadian Register:
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Poultry Shed at the Bar U Ranch complex is a very small and simple structure, which is low to the ground and has a recessed opening at one end. Its exterior walls are sheathed with shiplap and its gabled roof is clad with cedar shingles. Continuing a tradition across the Prairies and matching other buildings on site the Poultry Shed's walls are barn red with white trim. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
The Poultry Shed is a Classified Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations and its architectural and environmental values.
The Bar U Ranch complex is one of the best examples of the development of the ranching industry in Alberta and its importance in the development of Canada. The Poultry Shed as part of a cohesive complex of buildings reflects this development as a structure believed to have been associated with poultry raising. The Poultry Shed is also associated with Patrick Burns, who purchased the Bar U Ranch in 1927 to add to his vast cattle empire. Burns, who is recognized as the kingpin of the meat processing industry in western Canada during the mid 1920's, has been designated a person of national significance.
The Poultry Shed is a very good example of a simple utilitarian design. It is characterized by its simplicity in construction and the use of utilitarian materials and fasteners.
The Poultry Shed reinforces the cohesive complex of the Bar U Ranch. The structure which maintains a physical and functional relationship with the Poultry Building, sits within the management and residential area of the ranch.. The building's colour scheme continues a tradition across the Prairies and follows other buildings on the ranch.
Edward Mills, Historic Bar U Ranch Headquarters, Longview, Alberta, Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office Building Report 92-017.
The Poultry Shed (Building 21a), Bar U Ranch, Longview, Alberta. Heritage Character Statement 92-017.
The following character defining elements of the Poultry Shed should be respected:
Its very good simple construction, utilitarian design and materials as manifested in:
-Its small, simple structure.
-Its shiplap sheathing.
-Its gabled roof clad with cedar shingles.
-Its recessed opening at one end.
-Its colour scheme.
The manner in which the Poultry Shed as part of a cohesive complex of buildings, reinforces the visual character of the Bar U Ranch.
Government of Canada
Treasury Board Heritage Buildings Policy
Classified Federal Heritage Building
Theme - Category and Type
Function - Category and Type
- Food Supply
- Barn, Stable or Other Animal Housing
Architect / Designer
Location of Supporting Documentation
National Historic Sites Directorate, Documentation Centre, 5th Floor, Room 89, 25 Eddy Street, Gatineau, Quebec
Cross-Reference to Collection
Bar U Ranch National Historic Site of Canada
Bar U Ranch National Historic Site of Canada comprises 148.43 hectares of rangeland that constitute the original headquarters site of an Alberta cattle ranch established in the…