Privy, Building 28
In French: Toilettes extérieures, bâtiment 28
About Privy, Building 28
In Foothills County, Privy, Building 28 is one of 30 federal buildings of the highest heritage rank. The register gives 1927–1928 for Privy, Building 28. Within 400 m there are 20 more historic places.
The Privy at the Bar U Ranch is a small light-wood-frame structure with a shed roof. Its exterior walls are clad in cove siding and shiplap. Its roof is covered with milled cedar shingles and has a slight upturn at its high end. The structure rests on a simple joist and plank platform and sits directly on the ground, over a shallow pit. The Privy is located a short distance from the abattoir, to its southwest, where surrounding trees screen its view, in a cottonwood grove on the north side of Pekisko Creek midway between two piggeries and within the working area of the complex. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Privy, Building 28 · Open Government Licence – Canada · as published, word for word
Classified is the higher of the two ranks the federal government gives the heritage buildings it owns.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes
Foothills County · about 700 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Privy, Building 28Start here
- 2Feed MillClassified Federal Heritage Building · 100 m on
- 3Slaughter House, Building 27Classified Federal Heritage Building · 200 m on
- 4Percheron Box StallsClassified Federal Heritage Building · 200 m on
- 5Dairy BarnClassified Federal Heritage Building · 200 m on
17 within 300 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Privy, Building 28
What is Privy, Building 28?
Privy, Building 28 has been a Classified Federal Heritage Building since 1993.
Can you visit Privy, Building 28?
You can see it from the street, while entry depends on its current use.
Is Privy, Building 28 protected?
Yes, while the federal government owns it: changes go through its heritage review.
When was Privy, Building 28 built?
Its register puts the building of Privy, Building 28 at 1927–1928.
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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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