the upper storey and lapped siding at the first storey. The full-width hipped roof verandah in Standard House Plan No. 8 was replaced with a partial width verandah, now filled in on the north façade. The classic CPR Ready-Made barn is attributed to Standard Barn No. 7, which features a low profile, dual-pitch front-gabled roofline with wide low pitched roofline at the first storey to accommodate livestock and farming equipment and a smaller hayloft at the gable peak. The barn is accented with shingle siding at the gable peak and drop siding at the first storey. The entire house, barn and outbuilding complex, all built with standard CPR Ready-Made plans, is one of the few intact CPR Demonstration farm sites in Alberta and combined with its prominent location east of Highway 23, is a landmark in Vulcan County. Character-Defining Elements The key elements that define the heritage character of the CPR Demonstration Farm site include its: • siting on its original location on the south side of Highway 534, east of Highway 23, just east of the Town of Vulcan in Vulcan County; • location set back from the road on a large farm lot; and • associated outbuildings and landscaping such as perimeter fence. Original Elements of the Residence
two-storey, square plan with hipped roof with narrow eaves; • wood construction such as wooden-frame structural system; bellcast wooden shingle siding at second storey and lapped siding at main storey; wood shingle roof; wooden trim and stylistic details; • elements of CPR Ready-Made Standard House Plan No. 8 such as closed soffits and cornice boards; partial width enclosed verandah; • original fenestration including single assembly window and door openings; and • additional details such as interior red brick chimney. Original Elements of the Barn • form, scale and massing as expressed by its twostorey, dual-pitched front gabled roofline with implement storage and livestock areas at main storey and hayloft at second storey; • wood construction such as wooden-frame structural system; wooden shingle siding at second storey and drop siding at main storey; wood shingle roof; wooden trim and stylistic details; • elements of CPR Ready-Made Standard Barn Plan No. 7 including: variety of siding types; bargeboards; dualpitch roofline; central ventilator; sliding barn door; and • original fenestration including banked multipane window openings.
• residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its
CPR Ready-Made architectural drawings (Glenbow Archives M2276)
FINAL REPORT
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