Blacksmith Shop
In French: Atelier du forgeron du ranch Bar U
Also known as Building No. 14 , Blacksmith Shop 14
About Blacksmith Shop
Blacksmith Shop is one of 30 Classified Federal Heritage Buildings in Foothills County. Blacksmith Shop dates from 1900–1907. 26 more historic places stand within 400 m of it.
The Blacksmith Shop at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site of Canada, also known as Building No. 14, is a simple, rectangular one-storey log structure with a medium pitched gabled roof supported by exposed peeled-pole rafters covered with cedar shingles. The walls of the Blacksmith Shop are constructed of round logs with squared dovetail-notched corners. The gable walls are also constructed of logs. A chimney is visible at the northwest corner of the roof and a cupola vent can be seen at the roofline. There is sliding door on the north façade. The Blacksmith Shop is in a community grouping in an open and dramatic landscape. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Blacksmith Shop · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
Federal heritage buildings are Classified or Recognized; Classified is the higher rank.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes
Foothills County · about 700 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Blacksmith ShopStart here
- 2Dairy BarnClassified Federal Heritage Building · 100 m on
- 3Tractor Garage, Building 7Classified Federal Heritage Building · 200 m on
- 4Feed MillClassified Federal Heritage Building · 200 m on
- 5Slaughter House, Building 27Classified Federal Heritage Building · 200 m on
16 within 300 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Blacksmith Shop
When was Blacksmith Shop built?
The record of Blacksmith Shop gives 1900–1907.
Can you visit Blacksmith Shop?
The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.
What is Blacksmith Shop?
Blacksmith Shop is a Classified Federal Heritage Building, designated in 1993.
Is Blacksmith Shop protected?
Yes, while the federal government owns it: changes go through its heritage review.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
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