Larkin House

Description of the Historic Place

The Larkin House features a two-storey wood frame house built in 1928 in the neighbourhood of City Park.

This historic place, located at 925 5th Avenue North, was designated as a Municipal Heritage Property in 2007. The designation is limited to the exterior of the house.

Heritage Value

The heritage value of the Larkin House lies in its association with two families that had a significant impact on the Saskatoon business community in the 1920s. Charles Larkin was a prominent member of Saskatoon’s business community, serving as an accountant with J.H. Speers & Co. Plant and in a number of senior positions with the Saskatoon Dairy Pool. Larkin lived in the house from 1929-1940. George Perrott, who owned and operated Modern Laundry, a business that survives today as Canadian Linen Supply, lived in the house from 1945-1972.

The heritage value of the home also lies in its architecture. Built in the Colonial style, the exterior of the building is adorned with a portico over the front entrance, a symmetrical facade and a gambrel roof. This architectural style was common in developing communities across Canada prior to WWI.

Source: City of Saskatoon Bylaw No.8633 / City of Saskatoon Built Heritage Database / Canadian Register of Historic Places

Character Defining Elements

Key elements which contribute to the heritage value of this historic resource include:

• Those elements associated with Charles Larkin and George Perrott, and its existence on its original lot in City Park; and
• Its Colonial style of architecture, evident in: the symmetrical placement of the windows on the main and upper level, the symmetrical facade, the portico over the front entrance supported by Classical pillars and the building's gambrel roof with its bell-cast eaves and shed dormers.