Autre nom(s)
Baker Homestead Residence
Baker Homestead Site
Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1909/01/01 à 1913/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2007/01/17
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Baker Homestead Site is a Municipal Heritage Property comprising one quarter section of land in the Rural Municipality of Gravelbourg No. 104. The property is located about 15 kilometres north-east of the Town of Gravelbourg and features a small one-storey, two-room, wood-frame farmhouse built in 1913, surrounded by a farmyard.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Baker Homestead Site lies in its association with the history of settlement in the Gravelbourg district. William Baker homesteaded on the property in 1909. Like many early pioneer settlers, he initially built a sod house, which he lived in until 1913, when he constructed the current building on the same site. Baker died in 1938, but his family continued to live in the house until 1974.
The heritage value of the property also lies in its historical integrity. The property retains its original vernacular, wood-frame construction and is a rare surviving example of structures built in the early twenieth century as small-scale farm residences. District homesteaders commonly built such structures as their second homes, following a short period living in sod houses.
Source:
Rural Municipality of Gravelbourg No. 104 Bylaw 8/81.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the Baker Homestead Site resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements reflecting the property’s association with Gravelbourg’s settlement era, such as its position on its original location;
-those elements reflecting the building’s historical integrity, such as its small form, limited massing, vernacular design and wood-frame construction, including its low ceiling, shed-like roof and porch.
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
1981/11/04
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Un territoire à peupler
- Immigration et migration
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
William Baker
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation
Heritage Resources Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK
File: MHP 142
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 142
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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