Type Homestead Designated May 25, 1966 Phone +1 306-333-2116 | Governing body Private Residence Year built 1882 | |
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Location Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan, Canada Architectural style(s) Field Stone – Italianate Address Autoroute 22, Abernethy, SK S0A 0A0, Canada Similar Katepwa Point Provincial, Humboldt Post Office, Canadian Bank of Commerce, Biggar railway station, Fort Battleford | ||
The Motherwell Homestead is a National Historic Site of Canada located just south of the community of Abernethy, Saskatchewan. The site commemorates the life and achievements of William Richard Motherwell, Saskatchewan's first minister of agriculture and federal minister of agriculture for the Mackenzie King government.
The homestead's fieldstone house, called Lanark Place after Motherwell's previous Ontario home, is modelled after similar farmsteads built in Ontario. The homestead is surrounded by a shelter belt.
The 3.59 hectares farmstead, in addition to the main house, includes fields defined by fences and shelter belt shrub and tree lines, and agricultural buildings.
Visitors to the park are immersed in 1907 agriculture. The Motherwell house, barn and outbuildings have been restored to their 1907 appearance. Employees at the park dress in period clothing. During operational months (May 21 to September 1), livestock, including hogs, cows, and chickens, are on site.
The Friends of the Motherwell Homestead operate a restaurant and gift shop on site.