- Address
- Highway 16 and Snaring Road
- Type
- Other places
- Designated
- 1988
Machine Shed
In French: Atelier d'usinage du centre national de formation
Highway 16 and Snaring Road, Jasper
About Machine Shed
Machine Shed is one of 13 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings in Jasper. Construction of Machine Shed is recorded as 1936–1948. Another historic place stands within 400 m of it.
One of a complex of twelve buildings known as the National Training Centre, the Machine Shed is a low gable-roofed, rectangular log building, constructed with a rustic vocabulary of materials. Its front façade features two doors and two large picture windows. The complex is isolated and self-contained around a large grassed area. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Machine Shed · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
Recognized is one of two ranks the federal government gives the heritage buildings it owns; Classified is the higher.
Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 5 minutes
Jasper · about 100 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Machine ShedStart here
- 2Ice HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · next door
1 within 300 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Machine Shed
When was Machine Shed built?
By its record, Machine Shed dates from 1936–1948.
Can you visit Machine Shed?
From outside, yes; going in depends on who owns or runs it.
What is Machine Shed?
Machine Shed: a federal heritage building, Recognized in 1988.
Is Machine Shed protected?
The federal heritage policy applies while Canada owns it.
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).