Anderson Hall

This was once the location of the Frontier Lumber Company. It was founded in 1918, and Frontier Lumber yards were opened in Grande Prairie, Spirit River, and Sexsmith. The yard in Sexsmith was located at this site, with a small office in front and an open-air storage to the right. The first agents included Al Degere and Allan Foster, while rough lumber supplies were obtained from various district sawmills. During the late 1920’s the Sexsmith district experienced rapid expansion, and so this combined office and storage facility was expanded. Enclosed storage could accommodate treated lumber, most of which was imported. By 1963, the larger facilities in Grande Prairie were rendering this operation redundant, and so it was closed. In 1993, it was declared a provincial historic site. The building was acquired by Sexsmith & District Museum Society in 2002, however in 2009 it was destroyed by a fire. Anderson Hall was then constructed, with an expansion in the back completed in 2019.