Robinson Roadhouse
Character Defining Elements
Character Defining Elements
Key elements that express the historical and aesthetic value of the site as an example of a Yukon roadhouse complex include:
• The complex of five interrelated buildings with their scale and form, which reflect the prominence of the roadhouse and auxiliary nature of the adjacent buildings.
• The spatial relationship between the extant structures, remnant foundations, and features including sections of fencing that once surrounded the site.
• Elements that indicate the historic uses of each building, including:
o The massing of the roadhouse (Building 1) which dominates the smaller buildings of the site; and
o The stalls and trough at Building 2 (Stable).
• Rough hand-hewn horizontal log construction with notched corners and chinking of oakum, textile scraps, and mud daubing.
• Varied rooflines with various pitches clad with metal, plank boards, and sod.
• The weathered quality of the buildings and their various stages of decay.
Key elements that express the historical and cultural value of the site’s association with resource extraction, infrastructure development and homesteading in southern Yukon in the early 20th century include:
• Proximity to South Klondike Highway, which was originally the Carcross to Whitehorse Road, and part of the Alaska Highway from 1942 to 1943.
• Foundations, including those of buildings built by the United States Army.
• Its location to the west side of the WP&YR, and the Annie Lake Road to the north.
• Railway tracks and remnants of removed railway siding.
• Its location in a valley-floor meadow (created by agricultural use of the site) surrounded by pine and spruce.
Key elements that express the social value of the site as a place of traditional use, recreation and point of interest include:
• The publicly-accessible nature of the site.
• Picturesque view of Mount Lorne, and the views across the field to the complex.
• Its location along an extensive recreational trail network.
• Its location within an open, grassy meadow on the valley floor, traditionally important for trapping or hunting ground squirrels and other small game
• Its location within the Carcross Tagish First Nation and Kwanlin Dun First Nations traditional territories.
