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Baker Homestead Site

Gravelbourg RM 104, Saskatchewan, S0H, Canada

Formally Recognized: 1981/11/04

View of Baker Homestead Site featuring its vernacular architecture, 2006.; Mike Fedyk, 2006
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Other Name(s)

Baker Homestead Residence
Baker Homestead Site

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Construction Date(s)

1909/01/01 to 1913/12/31

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2007/01/17

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

The Baker Homestead Site is a Municipal Heritage Property comprising one quarter section of land in the Rural Municipality of Gravelbourg No. 104. The property is located about 15 kilometres north-east of the Town of Gravelbourg and features a small one-storey, two-room, wood-frame farmhouse built in 1913, surrounded by a farmyard.

Heritage Value

The heritage value of the Baker Homestead Site lies in its association with the history of settlement in the Gravelbourg district. William Baker homesteaded on the property in 1909. Like many early pioneer settlers, he initially built a sod house, which he lived in until 1913, when he constructed the current building on the same site. Baker died in 1938, but his family continued to live in the house until 1974.

The heritage value of the property also lies in its historical integrity. The property retains its original vernacular, wood-frame construction and is a rare surviving example of structures built in the early twenieth century as small-scale farm residences. District homesteaders commonly built such structures as their second homes, following a short period living in sod houses.

Source:

Rural Municipality of Gravelbourg No. 104 Bylaw 8/81.

Character-Defining Elements

The heritage value of the Baker Homestead Site resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements reflecting the property’s association with Gravelbourg’s settlement era, such as its position on its original location;
-those elements reflecting the building’s historical integrity, such as its small form, limited massing, vernacular design and wood-frame construction, including its low ceiling, shed-like roof and porch.

Recognition

Jurisdiction

Saskatchewan

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (SK)

Recognition Statute

Heritage Property Act, s. 11(1)(a)

Recognition Type

Municipal Heritage Property

Recognition Date

1981/11/04

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

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Theme - Category and Type

Peopling the Land
Migration and Immigration

Function - Category and Type

Current

Residence
Single Dwelling

Historic

Architect / Designer

n/a

Builder

William Baker

Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation Heritage Resources Branch 1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK File: MHP 142

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

MHP 142

Status

Published

Related Places

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