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- 1991
Fish Cache
About Fish Cache
In Fort St. James, Fish Cache is one of 2 federal buildings of the highest heritage rank. Fish Cache went up in 1888–1889. Its maker on the record: Hudson Bay Company, Roderick MacFarlane.
The Fish Cache at Fort St. James is a simple, one-storey square block, composed of logs, posts and beams and slats, held above grade on four corner supports, with a pyramidal roof clad with wooden shingles. The entrance to the structure is reached by an exterior wooden stairway. The interior of the building is a single room, with cross beams at ceiling level that were used for hanging fish and meat. The Fish Cache is a unique structure located among five other buildings, which are connected by a series of fences, boardwalks, gardens and spaces within Fort St. James National Historic Park. These buildings were built between 1884 and 1889 as part of a general renewal of the facilities at the fort. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Fish Cache · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
Of the buildings Canada owns, the most significant are Classified.
Questions about Fish Cache
What is Fish Cache?
Fish Cache is a Classified Federal Heritage Building, designated in 1991.
When was Fish Cache built?
The record of Fish Cache gives 1888–1889.
Is Fish Cache protected?
Yes, while the federal government owns it: changes go through its heritage review.
Can you visit Fish Cache?
You can see it from the street, while entry depends on its current use.
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).
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).