McLean Mill
In French: Moulin McLean
Also known as R.B. McLean Sawmill , R.B. McLean Lumber Co.
5633 Smith Road, Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot
About McLean Mill
In Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot, McLean Mill is the National Historic Site. By its record, McLean Mill was built in 1925–1966. Robert Bartlett McLean, Cora McLean and Arnold McLean designed it.
McLean Mill National Historic Site of Canada is a former sawmill and logging operation located on 13 hectares of forested land in the Alberni Valley of Vancouver Island. The formal recognition consists of some 35 structures and the land surrounding them. Built resources include an operational steam operated sawmill, and ancillary structures including a wide variety of wooden garages, storage structures and outbuildings, a cluster of wooden residences and administrative buildings, and a rail line. Landscape features include outdoor areas for processing and storage of lumber, and a mill pond.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, McLean Mill National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board recommends National Historic Sites; the designation marks national significance, not ownership.
Finding McLean Mill
Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot
To reach another historic place from here you will need more than a short walk.
Questions about McLean Mill
Is McLean Mill protected?
The designation recognizes its national significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Provincial or municipal designation may.
Can you visit McLean Mill?
From outside, yes; going in depends on who owns or runs it.
When was McLean Mill built?
Work on McLean Mill is recorded as 1925–1966.
What is McLean Mill?
A National Historic Site: Canada designated McLean Mill in 1989.
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