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Byng Warden Patrol Cabin

North Boundary Trail, Jasper National Park of Canada, Alberta, Canada

Formally Recognized: 1998/02/27

View of the main entrance to the Byng Warden Patrol Cabin, showing the log-framed open porch with trussed-purlin supports and posts at the gable end, 1997.; Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, 1997.
General view
Corner view of Byng Warden Patrol Cabin, showing the rear and side façades, 1997.; Parks Canada Agency/ Agence Parks Canada, 1997.
General view
Interior view of the Byng Warden Patrol Cabin, showing the walls of horizontally laid peeled logs, 1997.; Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, 1997.
Interior view

Other Name(s)

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Links and documents

Construction Date(s)

1939/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2008/09/17

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

The Byng Warden Patrol Cabin is located in a simple grassed meadow on the North Boundary Trail in Jasper National Park of Canada. It is a modest, single-storey log cabin with a gable roof. It has a log-framed open porch. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

Heritage Value

The Byng Warden Patrol Cabin is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental value.

Historical Value
The Byng Warden Patrol Cabin is associated with the National Park program that constructed a series of outposts for the use of boundary patrols of the Warden Service, to control poaching and visitor activities. It is also linked to historic travel routes and to the intersection of important trails through the park.

Architectural Value
The Byng Warden Patrol Cabin is a good example of a patrol cabin whose design follows the Standard Plan of 1918 of the National Parks Branch and is function-oriented with rustic character. Its quality craftsmanship and use of natural building materials respects the rustic architectural imagery practiced within National Parks.

The Environmental Value
The Byng Warden Patrol Cabin reinforces the character of its natural setting through its form and materials. It maintains an unchanged historical relationship to its landscape. The cabin is a destination point for travelers and a familiar landmark along the trail.

Sources: The Byng Warden Patrol Cabin, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Heritage Character Statement, 97-085.

Character-Defining Elements

The following character-defining elements of the Byng Warden Patrol Cabin should be respected.

Its function-oriented standard plan, rustic character and good quality craftsmanship and materials such as:
-the simple massing of a rectangular plan, single-storey structure with a gable roof;
-the log-framed open porch with trussed-purlin supports and posts at the gable end;
-the function-driven positioning of the windows, shutters and door made of simple wood
components;
-the good quality construction;
-the walls of peeled logs, horizontally laid and saddle-notched at the corners; and,
-the stone foundation that incorporates log supports for the front deck.

The manner in which the Byng Warden Patrol Cabin reinforces the rustic character of the natural setting along the North Boundary Trail as evidenced in:
-the unchanged relationship of the structure to the meadow, the forest and the mountains.

Recognition

Jurisdiction

Federal

Recognition Authority

Government of Canada

Recognition Statute

Treasury Board Heritage Buildings Policy

Recognition Type

Recognized Federal Heritage Building

Recognition Date

1998/02/27

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

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Theme - Category and Type

Function - Category and Type

Current

Historic

Residence
Single Dwelling

Architect / Designer

Parks Canada Agency

Builder

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

National Historic Sites Directorate, Documentation Centre, 5th Floor, Room 89, 25 Eddy Street, Gatineau, Quebec

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

8255

Status

Published

Related Places

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