Markerville's butter maker house is one step closer to being listed as an Alberta and Canada registered Historic place.

The house was built in 1913 for William Jackson, who helped the Markerville Creamery win multiple quality awards in provincial competitions. He lived in the house and worked at the creamery for ten years. It is said in this time he contributed to the success of the Creamery and the rural industrialization for the dairy industry in Alberta.

Joanne Symington of Red Deer County says the county needed to pass a bylaw to prove the historic significance.

“What this does is allows protection for a historic resource within the county”

Symington explains the process of applying historic value to property.

“You just can’t designate any particular place as a historic resource there has to be reasons why it is.”

Red Deer County Council adopted the Bylaw on Tuesday, designating the Buttermaker House, in Markerville as a Municipal Historic Resource.

“This particular property met the criteria for its integrity and significance to the local community and because of that we were able to designate it as a municipal historic resource.”

Once the house makes the Alberta Register of Historic Places it is eligible for conservation funding.