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Dairy Barn
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Classified Federal Heritage Building

Dairy Barn

In French: Étable à vaches laitières du ranch Bar U

Also known as Building No. 25

A Classified Federal Heritage Buildingdesignated in 1993 · one of 30 in Foothills County
BBarn, Stable or Other Animal HousingBBuilt 1902–1928
DirectionsIts record on historicplaces.ca ↗
About

About Dairy Barn

In Foothills County, Dairy Barn is one of 30 federal buildings of the highest heritage rank. Construction of Dairy Barn is recorded as 1902–1928. 26 more historic places stand within 400 m of it.

The Dairy Barn at Bar U Ranch National Historic Site of Canada, otherwise known as Building No. 25, is a substantial single-storey utilitarian structure with high side-walls and a simple rectangular footprint. The medium-pitch gabled roof is clad in cedar shingles and has a cupola style ventilator mounted on the ridge. The exterior walls are sheathed with shiplap. The wooden doors, the cupola style ventilator on the roof, the small four-pane sash windows, and other openings are all practical functional features that support the dairy operation. The colour scheme of barn red walls and white trim follows the Prairies tradition. The Dairy Barn is located to the left of the bridge crossing Pekisko Creek, situated on a flat grassy area within the Bar U Ranch in the Alberta rangelands. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Dairy Barn · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it

Classified is the higher of the two ranks the federal government gives the heritage buildings it owns.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes

Foothills County · about 600 m on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Dairy BarnStart here
  2. 2Storage Building 8Classified Federal Heritage Building · 100 m on
  3. 3Tractor Garage, Building 7Classified Federal Heritage Building · 100 m on
  4. 4Feed MillClassified Federal Heritage Building · 200 m on
  5. 5Slaughter House, Building 27Classified Federal Heritage Building · 200 m on
Farther afield
Foreman’s HouseClassified Federal Heritage Building300 mPrivy, Building 28Classified Federal Heritage Building300 mPoultry Building 21Classified Federal Heritage Building300 mPoultry Shed, Building 21AClassified Federal Heritage Building300 mStud Horse Barn, Building 1Classified Federal Heritage Building300 mPearson's HouseClassified Federal Heritage Building300 m
Around it

20 within 300 m

Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.

TopStorage Building 1090 mTopSaddle Horse Barn, Building 1691 mTopStorage Building 994 mTopStorage Building 8100 mTopWork Horse Barn, Building 17103 mTopBunkhouse and Cookhouse110 mTopRoot Cellar, Building 13115 mTopCoal Shed116 mTopBlacksmith Shop116 mTopImplement Shed131 mTopTractor Garage, Building 7207 mTopPercheron Box Stalls211 mTopHarness Shop213 mTopPost Office, Building 5228 mTopVehicle Garage, Building 24239 mTopSlaughter House, Building 27243 mTopForeman’s House273 mTopPrivy, Building 28281 m
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TopPoultry Building 21288 mTopPoultry Shed, Building 21A290 m

Questions about Dairy Barn

Can you visit Dairy Barn?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

What is Dairy Barn?

In 1993 the federal government classified Dairy Barn.

When was Dairy Barn built?

Its register puts the building of Dairy Barn at 1902–1928.

Is Dairy Barn 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.

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).