St. Albert Grain Elevator Park, Agricultural history museum in St. Albert, Canada.
St. Albert Grain Elevator Park is an open-air museum with two grain elevators: a 1906 Brackman-Ker Milling Company elevator and a 1929 Alberta Wheat Pool elevator, both designated Provincial Historic Resources in January 2007. It also features a 2005 replica of the 1909 Canadian Northern Railway station, now the visitor centre. The site is operated by the Arts & Heritage Foundation of St. Albert.
The first elevator was built by Brackman-Ker in 1906, while a second was added by Alberta Wheat Pool in 1929 when the grain trade expanded. Major restoration work in 2011 repaired structural damage and preserved these buildings for future generations.
The park is run by the Arts & Heritage Foundation of St. Albert, and the railway station doubles as the city's visitor centre. The 1929 elevator carries the Alberta Wheat Pool colour and logo restored during the 2011 work, while the 1906 elevator bears the Brackman-Ker name.
Guided tours of the two grain elevators and the railway station run from May to September. The park is operated by the Arts & Heritage Foundation of St. Albert, and the station doubles as the visitor centre, so start there for orientation before walking the short path between the 1906 and 1929 elevators.
The 1929 Alberta Wheat Pool elevator needed far more repair than the 1906 one during the year-long restoration: its siding was replaced and both elevators repainted in the Alberta Wheat Pool colours and logo. The work, finished in 2011, was done with HIP architects and Delnor Construction under the Provincial Heritage Advisor.
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