Used for the sites that are indicated as Parks Canada sites.
These federally recognized historic sites are located next to each other in a subalpine meadow above Lake O’Hara. The Wiwaxy Lodge was constructed in 1912 and the Elizabeth Parker Hut was constructed in 1919. Both of these cabins were built by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and were later taken over by Parks Canada and operated as a hiker’s hut by the Alpine Club of Canada.
The Takakkaw Falls Warden’s Patrol Cabin was constructed in 1935 and is associated with the National Park Warden Service, the enforcement of wildlife and forest protection, as well as the development of tourism in Canada’s National Park. The Takakkaw Falls Warden Patrol Cabin is a ‘Recognized’ Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental values.
The Lake O’Hara Warden Cabin was constructed in the 1960s to support growing recreation and management needs for Yoho National Park. The cabin is a “Recognized” Federal Heritage Building due to its historical, architectural and environmental values.
The Deer Lodge Warden Cabin was built in 1904 by Reuben Gable, who was among the first game wardens in what was then known as the Yoho Park Reserve (now Yoho National Park). Its purpose was to house game wardens while patrolling the backcountry.
The Foreman’s House was constructed between 1884 and 1887, as part of the first phase of building at the Bar U Ranch [1]. It was constructed to accommodate George Lane, who was hired as the foreman from 1884 and ran the ranch from 1902 to 1925 [1]. The cabin is a one-and-a-half storey log structure consisted of squared spruce logs and dovetail corners. The cabin had three rooms on the main floor: a kitchen, a living room, and a bedroom, with an unfinished attic space above [1].
The Piggery is part of the Bar U Ranch complex, located on the Pekisko Creek to the northeast of the main headquarters. The exact date of construction is unknown, but it is thought to have been built on state-of-the-art plans from Iowa [2]. The construction techniques and style suggest that it was built prior to 1927 [1]. The Piggery is classed as a “large house with individual pens” and is one of the two most general classes of piggery design used in North America in the first quarter of the 20th century [1]. The building consists of a central feed aisle with an earthen floor, 12 timber floored pens created with movable partition walls and low doorways with sliding panels for pig access to the outdoor pig run [1].
The Information Bureau was constructed in 1958 with distinctive stonework on the exterior; the stonework included a false chimney/buttress that was the main entrance to the building [1]. This small (56 m²) single storey structure was built into the hillside to provide a prominent and purpose-built location for the growing number of tourists visiting Waterton Lakes National Park [1]. This building provides an excellent example of International Style architecture that was prominent in the park throughout the 1950s and 60s [1]. This is a subsampled point cloud of what remained of the Visitors Bureau, post fire. The masonry has since been removed from the site.
