View of the main entrance façade of the Heritage North Museum, Thompson, 2012
Photo: Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 2013
- Built
- 1990
- Recognized
- 2011
- By
- Local government
The register’s text, word for word
Description
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 value
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.
Character‑defining elements
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
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Location
162 Princeton Drive, Thompson, Manitoba, R8N, Canada
55.73310° N, 97.85510° W
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From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.