Wakeham Sawmill is a two storey, hand cut wooden sawmill originally constructed as a fishing stage in Petite Forte and relocated to Placentia, NL where it presently sits. The building sits next to the Orcan River which once ran under the building. Originally constructed as a fishing stage in the outport of Petite Forte by John Wakeham in 1912, it was partially dismantled and transported onboard a schooner across Placentia Bay in 1942. It was reassembled at its current location in Placentia, where it housed a carpentry and sawmill business operated by brothers Cyril and Leonard Wakeham. The mill was the center of business for the Wakeham brothers who ran multiple operations from the building and it was crucial to the boat builders of the area. The sawmill is also associated with the American resettlement of Inner Placentia Bay and the building represents one of the earliest relocated buildings before state sponsored resettlement.