- Type
- Barn, Stable or Other Animal Housing
- Designated
- 1995
Barn
In French: Grange
Also known as Farm Headquarters Horse Barn
About Barn
Barn is the one Recognized Federal Heritage Building in Lamont County. Construction of Barn is recorded as 1938–1939. Central Experimental Farm designed it.
The Tawayik Warden Station at Elk Island National Park of Canada consists of a warden’s residence, a garage, hay storage facilities and the Barn, also known as the Farm Headquarters Horse Barn. The Barn is a rectangular, two-storey wood frame structure. Its exterior walls are sheathed in a painted board siding. The gambrel roof has an overhang at one end to protect the lift mechanism designed to hoist hay into the upper level loft. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Barn · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
Recognized is one of two ranks the federal government gives the heritage buildings it owns; Classified is the higher.
Finding Barn
Lamont County
To reach another historic place from here you will need more than a short walk.
Questions about Barn
Is Barn protected?
While the federal government owns it, changes go through its heritage review.
What is Barn?
Since 1995, Barn has been a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.
Can you visit Barn?
You can see it from the street, while entry depends on its current use.
When was Barn built?
By its record, Barn dates from 1938–1939.
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).