Heritage North Museum

The Heritage North Museum (1990) is a

medium-sized, one-storey, L-shaped building with a low-pitched, shingled, cross-gabled roof. It stands

on a large treed lot on Princeton Drive, just east of Mystery Lake Road in the south-east corner of the

City of Thompson. The municipal designation applies to the site and all buildings on it.

Heritage North Museum is valued primarily

as an attractive purpose-built that tells the story of the Thompson area through artifacts and activities.

Built from a log kit designed by Prince George log builder and well known instructor Allan Mackie, its

log construction recalls the early buildings erected by pioneers in Manitoba's forested northern

regions, reminding residents and visitors alike of Thompson¿s recent frontier history.

Source: City

of Thompson By-law No. 1862-2011, 12 December 2011.

Key elements

that define the heritage character of the Heritage North Museum site include:

- the building¿s placement,

facing Mystery Lake Road

- various exterior facilities, such as the forge, which are used for demonstrations

-

the mature trees

Key elements that define the exterior heritage character of the Heritage North Museum

include:

- the overall size and massing: the L-shaped plan with the three central bays projecting at

the front

- the construction materials: unpainted, peeled log walls with saddle-notched corners; vertical

log slices in the gable ends

- the cedar-shingled, low-pitched, cross-gabled roof

Key elements that

define the interior heritage character of the Heritage North Museum include:

- the exposed, natural-stained

log walls; the unpainted rustic wood fittings