National historic site · Foothills County · Alberta

Dairy Barn

Visitors to Foothills County can see Dairy Barn, a national historic site. The register lists it as a Classified Federal Heritage Building. Around it, Storage Building 10 (100 m) comes first on our list.

Photo: Dairy Barn, Royalbroil (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Foothills County

inside the municipal boundary

Run by

Parks Canada

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 20%

#1,012 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

National historic site in Foothills County

Inside Foothills County

Inside Foothills County’s municipal boundary: Dairy Barn. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Parks Canada

One of the places Parks Canada looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Classified Federal Heritage Building

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Choosing a month

Afternoons in Foothills County reach 18–24°C from June to September.

Jan-2° / -14°10 mm

Feb0° / -12°12 mm

Mar4° / -8°18 mm

Apr11° / -2°30 mm

May16° / 3°61 mm

Jun20° / 8°113 mm

Jul24° / 10°66 mm

Aug23° / 9°54 mm

Sep18° / 5°37 mm

Oct11° / -1°17 mm

Nov4° / -8°16 mm

Dec0° / -12°13 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Foothills County, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Calgary (Airport), 39 km from Foothills County (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Foothills County’s full climate →

About

Dairy Barn

It is looked after by Parks Canada.

Its historic-place page →

Type: National historic site
Run by: Parks Canada
Listed: Classified Federal Heritage Building
Town: in Foothills County

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

Dairy Barn at a glance

The places near Dairy Barn are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Its own town comes first, then the towns within 5 km of it and those within 20 km; each has a page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Foothills County

25,789 people · 39 places to visit

2 · 3.9 km south of it

Willow Creek No. 26

6,225 people · 40 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Dairy Barn is	People	Places to visit
Foothills County	It’s in town	25,789	39
Willow Creek No. 26	3.9 km south of it	6,225	40

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Nearby, within 15 km, there are 8 national historic sites, among others.

National historic site · Parks CanadaStorage Building 10100 m away 2

National historic site · Parks CanadaSaddle Horse Barn, Building 16100 m away 3

National historic site · Parks CanadaStorage Building 9100 m away 4

National historic site · Parks CanadaStorage Building 8100 m away 5

National historic site · Parks CanadaWork Horse Barn, Building 17100 m away 6

National historic site · Parks CanadaBunkhouse and Cookhouse100 m away 7

National historic site · Parks CanadaRoot Cellar, Building 13100 m away 8

National historic site · Parks CanadaCoal Shed100 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Dairy Barn

Where is Dairy Barn?

Dairy Barn lies in Foothills County, Alberta, within the municipal boundary of the town.

What is Dairy Barn?

National historic site.

Who runs Dairy Barn?

Parks Canada.

When is the best time to visit Dairy Barn?

In Foothills County, June to September are the warmest, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

Is Dairy Barn a designated historic place?

Yes: Classified Federal Heritage Building.

What else is there to see near Dairy Barn?

Within 15 km: Storage Building 10 (100 m), Saddle Horse Barn, Building 16 (100 m), Storage Building 9 (100 m) and Storage Building 8 (100 m).

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Dairy Barn: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storage Building 10: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saddle Horse Barn, Building 16: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storage Building 9: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storage Building 8: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Work Horse Barn, Building 17: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bunkhouse and Cookhouse: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Root Cellar, Building 13: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coal Shed: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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).