- Type
- Barn, Stable or Other Animal Housing
- Designated
- 1993
Piggery
In French: Porcherie du ranch Bar U
Also known as Building 31
About Piggery
In Foothills County, Piggery is one of 30 federal buildings of the highest heritage rank. Construction of Piggery is recorded as 1902–1928. 5 other places on the registers stand within 400 m.
Situated on the south bank of Pekisko Creek, the Piggery at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site of Canada, otherwise known as Building 31, has distinctive massing, with its two long shed-roofed rows of 12 timber-floored pens facing a wide, earthen-floored central feed aisle. The roofline of one bay extends across the corridor to create a clerestory level with 12 windows that provide natural light for the feed aisle. Every stall was fitted with a vertically sliding panel that allowed free access to the outside pig run that formerly flanked the sides of the building. A numbering system that is still visible was used to assist in returning partitions to their respective locations. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Piggery · Open Government Licence – Canada · in the register’s words, not edited
Of the buildings Canada owns, the most significant are Classified.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes
Foothills County · about 600 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1PiggeryStart here
- 2Self Feeder, former Bunkhouse, Building 30Classified Federal Heritage Building · 100 m on
- 3Hay ShedClassified Federal Heritage Building · 200 m on
- 4Slaughter House, Building 27Classified Federal Heritage Building · 100 m on
- 5Percheron Box StallsClassified Federal Heritage Building · 200 m on
2 within 300 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Piggery
When was Piggery built?
By its record, Piggery dates from 1902–1928.
Is Piggery protected?
Yes, while the federal government owns it: changes go through its heritage review.
What is Piggery?
Piggery is a Classified Federal Heritage Building, designated in 1993.
Can you visit Piggery?
The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.
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) · 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).