Marr Residence (Saskatoon)

 house, place with historical importance, heritage

This home was built for Alexander "Sandy" Marr, his wife Margaret and their five daughters in 1884. Marr was a stonemason who built Saskatoon's first permanent school, the original Victoria School (aka "Little Stone Schoolhouse"), at Broadway Avenue and 11th Street, now relocated to the University of Saskatchewan grounds. An addition greatly increased the original size of the house, which has a wood frame, a mansard roof and dormer windows. Margaret Marr died shortly after the birth of their second son in 1889 and is buried in the Nutana Cemetery. The property is owned by the city and is a municipal heritage property. It is the oldest building in Saskatoon on its original site.

It was one of several houses requisitioned as part of a field hospital in May 1885 to treat the wounded from the Battles of Fish Creek and Batoche during the Northwest Rebellion. The campaign marked the first time the Red Cross Flag ever flew in Canada and it was proudly displayed at the Marr Residence. In early July, the last of the casualties were transported to Winnipeg and on July 7, 1885 the house was returned to the Marr family.
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