World of the Bunkhouse
From <a href="http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3121" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.historicplaces.ca</a>:

<i>The Bunkhouse and Cookhouse at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site of Canada, otherwise known as Building No. 11, consists of a gable-roofed, symmetrical two-storey main section oriented parallel to an access lane, with a large one-storey shed-roofed rear extension running across the full width of the building. The rear walls retain the original multi-pane windows. The overall impression of the massing is a modified saltbox form. The Bunkhouse and Cookhouse is adjacent to the Saddle Horse Barn and the Blacksmith Shop, a cohesive group on a flat grassy area in the Alberta rangelands. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

The Bunkhouse and Cookhouse is a Classified Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental values.

Historical value:
The Bunkhouse and Cookhouse is one of the best examples of the national theme of the development of ranching in Alberta, and of its importance in the development of Canada. Its purpose was as a cookhouse and bunkhouse and as the main cooking and eating facility for ranch hands. Its size is indicative of the scale of operations and the Bar U Ranch’s status as a large-scale ranching operation. It was built in response to the rapid growth of horse and cattle operations at the ranch under George Lane’s management. George Lane, a prominent Alberta cattleman, was hired at Bar U as ranch foreman in 1884 and ran the ranch between 1902 and 1925. The Bunkhouse and Cookhouse is also associated with Patrick Burns, who purchased the Bar U Ranch in 1927 to add to his vast cattle empire. Burns, who is recognized as the kingpin of the meat- processing industry in western Canada during the mid-1920s, has been designated a person of national significance.

Architectural value:
The Bunkhouse and Cookhouse is a very good example of an agricultural building used at ranches in the prairies. The building is a good example of early 1900s building practices at the Bar U and in the region. The structure incorporates good quality materials and craftsmanship. Its value lies in its functional design and form, simple massing, common construction details, exterior finish, interior layout and setting.</i>

There are a few fuzzy spots in this image, because I obviously bumped the tripod during the 1-second exposures necessary to get any details. Next time I'm going to take multiple shots of every frame, just to have some insurance against that happening. 

This High Dynamic Range panorama was stitched from 34 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, processed in Color Efex, had nadir and zenith touched up with Affinity Photo, and finally touched up in in Aperture. 

Original size: 13000 × 13000 (169.0 MP; 870.74 MB).

Location: Bar-U Ranch National Historic Site, Alberta, Canada
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