Soo Line Historical Museum
#39 Highway SE, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, S4H, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1989/01/24
Autre nom(s)
Soo Line Historical Museum
Soo Line Historical Museum
Weyburn Power Plant
Soo Line Historical Museum
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1910/01/01 à 1910/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/09/27
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Soo Line Historical Museum is a Municipal Heritage Property occupying one city block along Highway No. 39, one of Weyburn’s main traffic arteries. The property features a one-storey, red-brick structure with a smokestack.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Soo Line Historical Museum lies in its association with the establishment of Weyburn as a prominent centre in southeast Saskatchewan. As the city’s population grew following the arrival of the Soo Line, the Canadian Pacific Railway component of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway, so too did the need for more power. By 1909 the City of Weyburn formed its own power generating station and constructed the current building. The provision of power also contributed to attracting business and industry to the community, which contributed to Weyburn's growth. The original power plant consisted of a 75-kilowatt generator serving no more than fifty customers. At the close of its private operations, when SaskPower purchased it in 1960, the plant served more than 2,500 customers. The power plant and smoke stack consist entirely of Estevan brick. The building's utilitarian design is a typical example of larger power plants constructed during this period in Saskatchewan.
Source: City of Weyburn Bylaw No. 91-1793.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the Soo Line Historical Museum resides in the following character defining elements:
-those elements that are reflective of Saskatchewan's early industrial architecture, such as the restrained use of windows, the smokestack, and the building's proximity to the railway and downtown businesses;
-the use of Estevan brick as the main building material.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Saskatchewan
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Sask.)
Loi habilitante
Heritage Property Act, alinéa 11(1)(a)
Type de reconnaissance
Bien patrimonial municipal
Date de reconnaissance
1989/01/24
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Économies en développement
- Technologie et ingénierie
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Loisirs
- Musée
Historique
- Industrie
- Installation de production d'énergie
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Department of Culture Youth and Recreation
Heritage Resources Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK
File: MHP 1109
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 1109
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o