Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
Sutherland Steam Mill Museum
Denmark, Colchester, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- museum, mill
- Year built
- 1894
- Decade built
- 1890-1899
- Builder
- Alexander Sutherland
- Cultural association
- Scottish
- Notice of registration date
- 26 March 2009
- Civic address
- 3169 Highway 326
- Community
- Denmark
- County
- Colchester
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 45.70945, -63.15985
- File number
- Prov_file_275
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1878 map "Pictou Co., N.S." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1878 · Pictou Co., N.S. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · County of Colchester, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · County of Pictou, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · Counties of Queens and Kings, Prince Edward Island (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime… (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · County of Cumberland, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
The Province of Nova Scotia's Registered Heritage Properties dataset ↗
The Province's registration record
Reason for registration
its connection to the NS Industrial Heritage (circa 1894); the persons associated with the property (Sutherland's) and it being a rare surviving example of a steam powered steam mill. Also, because of its character defining elements, including: main mill building is two and a half storey post and beam construction, with the buildin resting on stone and wooden pillars on one side and a cement foundation on the other side; a gable roof on main mill building, with a shed roof on the attached shed; a number of wooden window styles, including two-over-two, three-over three, and one-beside one; water barrel fire suppression system on the roof of the main building; a large metal smokestack on exterior of building; a large metal sawdust hopper on the roof of the main building; a number of chutes and chain assemblies for removing sawdust and slabs; variety of siding materials on the exterior walls, including clapboard, rolled roofing and board and batten; original lumber processing equipment in the mill; roofing materials consisting of wooden shingles and tarred membrane; and original location in Denmark, Nova Scotia.
Character-defining elements
Exterior character-defining elements of the mill building of the Sutherland Steam Mill relate to its original function as a mill and include:
- two-and-one-half-storey post and beam resting on a stone foundation and wooden pillars on one side and cement on the other;
- gable roof with wooden shingles;
- roof-top water barrel fire suppression system;
- metal smokestack;
- metal sawdust hopper on roof;
- exterior wooden and metal chute system for removal of sawdust and slab wood;
- variety of siding – wooden clapboard, rolled roofing and wooden board and batten;
- attached shed protecting log carriage;
- variety of wooden window styles including two-over-two and three-over-three;
- wooden doors.
General character-defining elements of the Sutherland Steam Mill Museum include:
- small wooden bunkhouse with gable roof;
- location in Denmark in close proximity to former Oxford-Pictou Railway line;
- location close to historic homes, including that of original owner, built using materials from the mill.