Addison Sod House
Addison Sod House | |
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Type | Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Coordinates | 51°37′17″N 109°0′58″W / 51.62139°N 109.01611°W |
Built | 1909–1911 |
Architectural style(s) | Sod house |
Governing body | Private Residence |
Website | Addison Sod House |
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Addison Sod House is a
History of site
This sod home was used by James Addison and his family 10 miles (16 km) north of
This particular sod house had several unique features which has helped it to survive until this day, over a century after first construction. The sod chosen were from a dried up waterlogged area or a dried up slough so the grass roots were quite thick. Sods are usually overlapped when made into walls, however, Addison made a hole in the center of each sod piece so that as the piece of sod dried it would tend to crumble in on itself, rather than outwards. He also made each wall triangular, so that the width of the wall at the base was wider than the top. The roofs which were the downfall of most sod houses was not typical on Addison's sod house. He departed from using sod for the roof, but made a wooden hip roof with wood shingles eliminating water damage from spring rains,[2] and winter snow melting. Addison also protected his sod walls from the elements, first by growing vines, then by covering the exterior with cedar shingles. With the advent new technologies in home construction, the cedar shingles were replaced with asphalt, then with vinyl siding.[3]
James Addison and his descendants have continuously occupied the house since its construction. The family received an award for long term stewardship of a heritage property from Saskatchewan's lieutenant governor in 2017.[4]
Affiliations
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See also
- Earth sheltering
References
- ^ "Kindersley, Addison Sod House". PlanetWare Inc. 1995-07-20. Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
- ^ "the Water Restoration Project". Powered by The People Restoration Group. 2010-08-30.
- ^ Historic Places Program, Parks Canada, A Federal Provincial Territorial Collaboration (2003-11-05). "HistoricPlaces.ca - Listing - Addison Sod House". Retrieved 2007-04-25.
- ^ Giles, David (2017-06-06). "Historic sod home near Kindersley, Sask. receiving heritage award". Global News. Retrieved 2017-06-09.