In 1992, the Sault Foundation for Culture and History acquired the building and converted it into the River of History Museum, as a means of "preserving and promoting the history of the St. Mary's River system".
In 1992, the Sault Foundation for Culture and History acquired the building from the government, which had built a new facility for the courts, and converted it into the River of History Museum. This facility was to preserve and promote "the history of the St. Mary's River system".