List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Saskatchewan
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This is a list of National Historic Sites of Canada in the province
of Saskatchewan
. There are 45 National Historic Sites designated in Saskatchewan, of which 10 are administered by Parks Canada
.
This list uses names designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, which may differ from other names for these sites.
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. There are 45 National Historic Sites designated in Saskatchewan, of which 10 are administered by Parks Canada
Parks Canada
Parks Canada , also known as the Parks Canada Agency , is an agency of the Government of Canada mandated to protect and present nationally significant natural and cultural heritage, and foster public understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative...
.
This list uses names designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, which may differ from other names for these sites.
National Historic Sites
- Addison Sod HouseAddison Sod HouseAddison Sod House is a Saskatchewan homestead site made of grass or sod which is over a hundred years old and has been designated as a National Historic Site of Canada.-History of site:...
– Remarkably well-preserved and rare surviving example of the sodSod houseThe sod house or "soddy" was a corollary to the log cabin during frontier settlement of Canada and the United States. The prairie lacked standard building materials such as wood or stone; however, sod from thickly-rooted prairie grass was abundant...
type of construction - Batoche – MétisMétis people (Canada)The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...
village; site of 1885 Battle of BatocheBattle of BatocheThe Battle of Batoche was the decisive battle of the North-West Rebellion. Fought from 9 May to 12 May 1885 at the ad hoc Provisional Government of Saskatchewan capital of Batoche, the greater numbers and superior firepower of Middleton's force could not be successfully countered by the Métis ,... - Battle of Cut Knife Hill – CreeCreeThe Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
repulse Canadian attack, 1885 - Battle of Duck LakeBattle of Duck LakeThe Battle of Duck Lake was a skirmish between Métis soldiers of the Provisional Government of Saskatchewan and Canadian government forces that signalled the beginning of the North-West Rebellion.-Prelude:...
– First battle of 1885 Northwest Rebellion - Battle of Tourond's Coulee / Fish CreekFish Creek, SaskatchewanFish Creek is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan, Canada, northeast of Saskatoon.It is most famous as the site of the Battle of Fish Creek during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885 between General Frederick Middleton of the Canadian Militia and Gabriel Dumont, adjutant general...
– Site of battle between MétisMétis people (Canada)The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...
and Canadian forces, 1885. Designated: 1923 Location: Fish Creek 52.540528, -106.149216 - Battleford Court HouseBattleford Court HouseBattleford Court House is the facility located in Battleford to provide a public forum used by the Saskatchewan legal system to adjudicate disputes and dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under its laws.-History:...
– 1909 symbol of justice in new province - Biggar Railway Station (Grand Trunk Pacific) – Typical 1910 station, reflects railway impact on the West
- Canadian Bank of CommerceCanadian Bank of Commerce (Watson, Saskatchewan)The Canadian Bank of Commerce in Watson, Saskatchewan, was constructed in 1906 in a Greek Revival style. The Toronto firm of Pearson and Darling served as architects. This building was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1977 and currently houses the Watson and District Heritage Museum....
– Rare extant example of prefabricated western bank in Watson, SaskatchewanWatson, Saskatchewan-History:Settlers began arriving in the early 1900s, many of them German American Catholics. The first post office in the area was established on April 1, 1904 and named named Vossen after its postmaster, Frank J. Vossen Jr. It was changed to Watson on May 1, 1906, in advance of the village's...
. - Carlton HouseFort CarltonFort Carlton was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post from 1810 until 1885. It was rebuilt by the Saskatchewan government as a provincial historic park and can be visited today...
– Site of Hudson's Bay Company post, 1795–1885 - Claybank Brick PlantClaybank Brick PlantClaybank Brick Plant was a brickworks factory for the manufacturing of bricks from clay located with a quarry for clay on site. The Claybank Brick plant has been conserved as a part of Saskatchewan's industrial heritage with its official announcement June 29, 1997 as a National Historic Site of...
– Important early 20th century brick making complex - College BuildingCollege Building (Saskatchewan)College Building is a National Historic Site of Canada which is part of the University of Saskatchewan . The U of S is the largest education institution in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan...
– Main component of an excellent example of university buildings in the College Gothic Style in Canada - Cumberland HouseCumberland House, SaskatchewanCumberland House is a village in Census Division No. 18 in north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada on the Saskatchewan River. It is the oldest community in Saskatchewan and has a population of about 2000 people...
– Hudson's Bay CompanyHudson's Bay CompanyThe Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
post established by Samuel HearneSamuel HearneSamuel Hearne was a an English explorer, fur-trader, author, and naturalist. He was the first European to make an overland excursion across northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean, actually Coronation Gulf, via the Coppermine River...
, 1774 - Cypress Hills MassacreCypress Hills massacreThe Cypress Hills massacre occurred on June 1, 1873, in the Cypress Hills region of Battle Creek, North-West Territories , involving a group of American Bison hunters, American wolf hunters or 'wolfers', American and Canadian whiskey traders, Métis cargo haulers or 'freighters', and a camp of...
– 1873 attack on Assiniboines by wolf hunters, North-West Mounted Police restored order. Designated: 1964 Location: Merryflat 49.550487, -109.888821 - Doukhobor Dugout House - Only known partially surviving example of this shelter type
- Doukhobors at VereginDoukhobors at Veregin"Doukhobors at Veregin" is a National Historic Site of Canada located in the village of Veregin, Saskatchewan, and designated so in 2006. The site is also known as National Doukhobor Heritage Village....
- Administrative, distribution and spiritual centre for the region during the first period of DoukhoborDoukhoborThe Doukhobors or Dukhobors , earlierDukhobortsy are a group of Russian origin.The Doukhobors were one of the sects - later defined as a religious philosophy, ethnic group, social movement, or simply a "way of life" - known generically as Spiritual Christianity. The origin of the Doukhobors is...
settlement in Canada - Esterhazy Flour Mill - Historic flour mill in Esterhazy
- Fleming Lake of the Woods Grain Elevator - One of the oldest known Prairie country grain elevators; icon of the rural West
- Forestry Farm Park and ZooForestry Farm Park and ZooThe Forestry Farm Park and Zoo is a forested park and zoo located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. The park was originally established as the Dominion Forest Nursery Station and later Sutherland Forest Nursery Station. Between 1913-1966 was responsible for growing and shipping 147 million trees...
– Important federal contribution to prairie forestation - Former Prince Albert City Hall – Rare surviving 19th century town hall on Prairies
- Fort à la Corne – Furthest western post of the French Empire in North America. Site of several fur tradeFur tradeThe fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of world market for in the early modern period furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the most valued...
posts, 1753–1932; North West CompanyNorth West CompanyThe North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in what was to become Western Canada...
and Hudson's Bay CompanyHudson's Bay CompanyThe Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada... - Fort BattlefordFort BattlefordFort Battleford was the sixth North-West Mounted Police fort to be established in the North-West Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the North-West Rebellion / Resistance of 1885...
– North-West Mounted Police headquarters, 1876. Designated: 1923 Location: Battleford 52.726829, -108.295090 - Fort EspéranceFort EspéranceIn 1787, Fort Espérance was constructed on the south side of the Qu'Appelle River near the present day Saskatchewan-Manitoba border. It was built by the North West Company and was one of the important pemmican forts for the Assiniboine River district...
– Remains of 2 North West Company fur trade posts. Designated: 1959 Location: Rocanville 50.492222,-101.5775 - Fort Livingstone – Original headquarters of North-West Mounted Police. Designated: 1923 Location: Pelly 51.899444,-101.962222
- Fort PellyFort PellyFort Pelly was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post located in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The fort was probably named after Sir John Pelly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company...
– Remains of Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post. Designated: 1953 Location: Pelly 51.776389, -101.9975 - Fort Pitt – Site of Hudson's Bay Company post, signing of Treaty No. 6
- Fort Qu'Appelle – Hudson's Bay Company fort
- Fort WalshFort WalshFort Walsh is a National Historic Site of Canada that was a North-West Mounted Police fort and the site of the Cypress Hills Massacre. Administered by Parks Canada, it forms a constituent part of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park....
– Early North-West Mounted Police post. Designated: 1924 Location: Merryflat 49.572747, -109.881456 - Frenchman ButteFrenchman ButteFrenchman Butte is a butte located 45 km northeast of Lloydminster, is named after a Frenchman who was killed there by Indians in the 19th century. It is not known how or why this man was murdered. This was also the site of the Battle of Frenchman's Butte between Major-General Thomas Bland...
– Site of 1885 battle, Cree and Canadian troops. Designated: 1929 Location: Frenchman Butte 53.627222, -109.575833 - Government HouseGovernment House (Saskatchewan)Government House, Regina, Saskatchewan, was constructed as a residence for the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories, whose territorial headquarters were in Regina until the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta were created out of the Territories in 1905 and Regina became the capital...
– Territorial government building, 1891–1905 - Gravelbourg Ecclesiastical Buildings – Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Cathedral, bishop's residence and Convent of Jesus and Mary from Prairie Franco-Catholic colony, 1918–19
- Gray Burial Site – One of oldest burial sites in Plains, circa 3000 BC
- Holy Trinity ChurchHoly Trinity Anglican Church (Stanley Mission, Saskatchewan)Holy Trinity Anglican Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Anglican church building located on the banks of the Churchill River in Stanley Mission, a community in the Lac La Ronge First Nation and Lac La Ronge Provincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada....
– Early Anglican Gothic Revival mission church in the West, 1852–56; Saskatchewan's oldest building. - Humboldt Post OfficeHumboldt Post OfficeThe historic Humboldt Post Office building is located in the corned or Main Street and 6th Avenue in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada. The building is 2 1/2 stores with a 4 story bell and clock tower. Designed by the chief architect of the Department of Public Works, David Ewart, the building is...
– Romanesque Revival Post Office reflects growth of West, 1911 - Île-à-la-CrosseÎle-à-la-CrosseÎle-à-la-Crosse is the second oldest community in Saskatchewan, Canada, being established in 1846 as a Roman Catholic mission by Alexandre-Antonin Taché, but as a fur trading post in 1779 by the Hudson's Bay Company. It has a rich history being connected to the Churchill River, Beaver River and...
– Fur trade site, Hudson's Bay Company - Keyhole CastleKeyhole CastleThe Keyhole Castle is located in the East Hill neighborhood of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Built as the residence for Samuel McLeod, a former business man, mayor of Prince Albert and federal politician. the home was built as the residence for him and his family. The architect was Erich...
– Expression of Queen Anne Revival style - Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary – First wildfowl sanctuary in North America, 1887
- Moose Jaw Court HouseMoose Jaw Court HouseThe historic Moose Jaw Court House building is located in downtown Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. The building is 2 stores making use of steel construction, hydraulic pressed brick and Bedford Stone trimmed with Indiana Limestone. The building is oldest continuously functioning provincial court...
– Beaux-Arts symbol of justice in a new province - Motherwell HomesteadMotherwell HomesteadThe Motherwell Homestead is a National Historic Site located just south of the community of Abernethy, Saskatchewan. The site commemorates the life and achievements of William Richard Motherwell, Saskatchewan's first minister of agriculture and federal minister of agriculture for the Mackenzie King...
– Farm of William Richard MotherwellWilliam Richard MotherwellWilliam Richard Motherwell, PC was a provincial and federal Canadian politician.-Biography:Born in Perth, Canada West....
built in 1882, noted politician and scientific farmer. Designated: 1966 Location: Abernethy 50.718889, -103.425 - Next of Kin Memorial AvenueNext of Kin Memorial AvenueNext of Kin Memorial Avenue is a National Historic Site of Canada which is part of Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.-Plaque 2:...
– Road of remembrance commemorating World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
soldiers - Old Government House / Saint-Charles Scholasticate – Seat of territorial government, 1878
- Saskatchewan Legislative Building and Grounds – Well-preserved landscape designed according to Beaux-Arts and City Beautiful principles
- Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific)Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific)The Saskatoon Railway Station is a National Historic Site of Canada in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada which was officially declared on December 19, 1994 as having national historical significance. There is protected area status on this Château style station site. Saskatoon earned the nickname...
– Château style station begun in 1907 - Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove FarmSeager Wheeler's Maple Grove FarmSeager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm is a National Historic Site of Canada. Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm was a farm owned and operated by agronomist Seager Wheeler "Wheat King of the prairies or "The Wheat Wizard of Rosthern who developed dry land farming techniques as well as fruit and...
– Typical grain farm of early 20th century developed by Seager WheelerSeager WheelerSeager Wheeler, MBE an agronomist by profession, was designated as a person of national historic significance in 1988 by the Canadian federal government and inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. Wheeler produced viable economic wheat and fruit strains for a short prairie... - Steele Narrows – Last engagement of Northwest Rebellion, 1885
- WanuskewinWanuskewin Heritage ParkWanuskewin Heritage Park is a non-profit internationally-recognized award-winning interpretive centre that reflects First Nations culture, history, and values...
– Complex of Plains Indian cultural sites
See also
- History of SaskatchewanHistory of SaskatchewanHistory of Saskatchewan encompasses the study of past human events and activities of the province of Saskatchewan, the middle of Canada's three prairie provinces. Archaeological studies give some clues as to the history and lifestyles of the Palaeo-Indian, Taltheilei, and Shield Archaic Traditions...
- Culture of SaskatchewanCulture of SaskatchewanCulture of Saskatchewan views the patterns of human activity in the central prairie province of Canada examing the way people live in the geography, climate, and social context of Saskatchewan. Cultural activities involve technology, science, as well as moral systems and the characteristic...