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Hudson's Bay Company Shed

Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, X0E, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2004/05/03

Hudson's Bay Company Shed exterior, south side, 2004; A.Geggie/GNWT-2004
Hudson's Bay Company Shed, 2004
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Construction Date(s)

1935/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2008/10/30

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

Situated on McKenzie Drive on the Fort Simpson waterfront, the Hudson’s Bay Company Shed is a small storage building dating from around 1935. Only the building is designated.

Heritage Value

The heritage value of the Hudson’s Bay Company Shed resides in the fact that it is the only structure surviving from the original Hudson’s Bay Company compound. Company buildings tended to conform to a uniform colour scheme; white walls with green trim and red roofs, said in the 1930s to be the most attractive colours in the wilderness, giving a bright appearance to HB Co. settlements. The village of Fort Simpson became a permanent settlement in 1822 when the Hudson's Bay Company began construction of a trading post, naming it for George Simpson, then Governor of Rupert's Land. The village remained primarily a "company town" until around 1910. In its traditional Hudson’s Bay Company livery of white walls and red roof, the shed is an icon, linking Fort Simpson to its past as a Hudson’s Bay Company settlement and trading centre.

Source: Village of Fort Simpson Heritage Bylaw.

Character-Defining Elements

The heritage value of the Hudson’s Bay Company Shed is defined by:
- Its HBC colours—white walls and red roof.
- Its original materials, volume, layout and construction.

Recognition

Jurisdiction

Northwest Territories

Recognition Authority

Village of Fort Simpson

Recognition Statute

Village of Fort Simpson Heritage By-Law

Recognition Type

Village of Fort Simpson Municipal Historic Site

Recognition Date

2004/05/03

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

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Theme - Category and Type

Developing Economies
Trade and Commerce

Function - Category and Type

Current

Residence
Outbuilding

Historic

Commerce / Commercial Services
Warehouse

Architect / Designer

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Builder

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

Fort Simpson Heritage Bylaw 601 as amended, Village of Fort Simpson

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

NT0016

Status

Published

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