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Building 8

2325 Highway 10, Maugerville, New Brunswick, Canada

Formally Recognized: 1996/09/19

General view of Building 8, showing the one-storey, hip-roofed construction of brown painted smooth stucco on concrete blocks, 1996.; Canadian Forest Service / Service canadien des forêts, 1996.
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Other Name(s)

Building 8
Kitchen
Cuisine

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Construction Date(s)

1935/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2006/01/24

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

Located with Acadia Forest Experimental Station (AFES) and fronting onto an open nursery field, Building 8, also known as the Kitchen, is a modest low-massed, single-storey, rectangular hip-roofed building constructed of brown painted smooth stucco on concrete blocks. The front entrance is a single white painted door. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

Heritage Value

Building 8 at Acadia Forest Experimental Station is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental values.

Historical Value
Building 8, as a component of the Acadia Forest Experimental Station, is part of one of the best examples of early federal forestry station sites and federal forestry management. It is also associated with Depression-era job creation and was used as a detention camp during the Second World War. The group of buildings initially provided relief for Jewish refugees, and was subsequently used to intern German and Italian prisoners of war. Built by relief camp workers, Building 8 was used as a cookhouse and dining hall for sizable numbers of employees and also for visitors attending courses.

Architectural Value
Building 8 is a good example of a modest, utilitarian style structure of well-scaled appearance.

Environmental Value
Building 8 reinforces the character of its central streetscape setting within the Acadia Forest Experimental Station. The Acadia Forest Experimental Station is a well-known symbol within the forestry management sphere.

Sources: Joan Mattie, Acadia Forest Experimental Station (10 Buildings), Highway 10, Maugerville, New Brunswick. Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office Report 95-086; Building No.8, Kitchen, Acadia Forest Experimental Station, Highway 10, New Brunswick, Heritage Character Statement 95-086.

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements of Building 8 should be respected.

Its design and good quality materials and craftsmanship, for example:
- the simple, low, rectangular massing;
- the one-storey, hip-roofed construction of brown painted smooth stucco on concrete blocks;
- the entrance consisting of a single white painted door.

The manner in which Building 8 reinforces the central streetscape character within the Acadia Forest Experimental Station setting and is a strong regional landmark evidenced by:
- its compatibility with the modest group of buildings that front onto an open nursery field and create a ‘Main Street’ feel;
- its contribution to the station’s strong local and international reputation through the forestry management activities carried out in the building.

Recognition

Jurisdiction

Federal

Recognition Authority

Government of Canada

Recognition Statute

Treasury Board Heritage Buildings Policy

Recognition Type

Recognized Federal Heritage Building

Recognition Date

1996/09/19

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

n/a

Theme - Category and Type

Function - Category and Type

Current

Historic

Architect / Designer

Department of the Interior

Builder

n/a

Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

National Historic Sites Directorate, Documentation Centre, 5th Floor, Room 89, 25 Eddy Street, Gatineau, Quebec

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

7439

Status

Published

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