Description of Historic Place

Located with Acadia Forest Experimental Station and fronting onto an open nursery field, the Four Car Garage, Building 11, is a modest single-storey, T-shaped, hip-roofed wood building finished in white. Four single brown garage doors define the front of the structure. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

Heritage Value

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

Historical Value:
The Four Car Garage, as a component of the Acadia Forest Experimental Station (AFES), is part of one of the best examples of early federal forestry station sites and planning. 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.

Architectural Value:
The Four Car Garage is a good example of a modest, utilitarian style structure. The building was constructed from recycled lumber from the former relief camps.

Environmental Value:
The Four Car Garage reinforces the character of its central streetscape setting within the Acadia Park 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.11, Four Car Garage, Acadia Forest Experimental Station, Highway 10, New Brunswick. Heritage Character Statement 95-086.

Character-Defining Elements

The following character-defining elements of the Four Car Garage should be respected:

Its design and good quality materials and craftsmanship, for example:

- The simple T-shaped massing.
- The one-story, hip-roofed, white painted wood construction.
- The four single garage doors that define the front of the building.
- The simple gable-roofed extension to the rear.

The manner in which the Four Car Garage reinforces the central streetscape character within its 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 within.