Description of Historic Place

Located with Acadia Forest Experimental Station and fronting onto an open nursery field, the Bunkhouse, Building No. 10 of the Acadia Forest Experimental Station, is a modest, single-storey,T-shaped, hip-roofed building constructed of brown painted stucco on block. It has a white painted gable-roofed extension to the rear, and an exterior finished with siding. The entrance is a closed, gable-roofed porch. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

Heritage Value

The Bunkhouse, Building No. 10 of the Acadia Forest Experimental Station 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 Bunkhouse, 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 federal forest management. It is also associated with the theme of Depression-era job creation and 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, the Bunkhouse, Building No. 10 of the Acadia Forest Experimental Station was used to house seasonal personnel working at the AFES.

Architectural Value:
The Bunkhouse, Building No. 10 of the Acadia Forest Experimental Station is a good example of a modest, utilitarian style structure. The building was constructed of stucco on concrete block, and of frame clapboard for the later extension. The Bunk House reflects the character of early federal forestry station site planning.

Environmental Value:
The Bunkhouse, Building No. 10 of the Acadia Forest Experimental Station reinforces the present 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.10 Bunkhouse, Acadia Forest Experimental Station, Highway 10, New Brunswick. Heritage Character Statement 95-086.

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements of the Bunkhouse, Building No. 10 of the Acadia Forest Experimental Station, should be respected.

Its design and good quality materials and craftsmanship, for example:
-the simple T-shaped massing with one-story, hipped and gable roof;
-the construction of brown painted stucco on concrete blocks;
-the entrance consisting of a closed, gable-roofed porch;
-the windows and panelled, multi-paned glazed entrance doors.

The manner in which the Bunkhouse, Building No. 10 of the Acadia Forest Experimental Station reinforces the central streetscape character within its Experimental Station setting and is a strong regional landmark evidenced by:
-its compatibility to the modest group of buildings that front onto an open nursery field and create a ‘Main Street’ feel;
-its role as part of the Acadia Forest Experimental Station, a national and internationally known organization.