Marr Residence — Saskatoon's haunted heritage home on the South Saskatchewan

The Marr Residence in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is the oldest surviving building in the city, built in 1884 by Alexander Chicken Marr, a local businessman. The small clapboard house has been preserved as a heritage building and is said to be haunted by former residents. The building was featured on Creepy Canada, which documented reports of paranormal activity. Visitors and heritage staff have described hearing footsteps on the creaking wooden floors when no one else is in the building, the sound of conversation in empty rooms, and cold spots that appear near the fireplace. Some visitors have described seeing a figure standing at the window, looking out at the street, who vanishes when they enter the room. During the North-West Rebellion of 1885, the Marr Residence was used as a field hospital for wounded soldiers returning from the Battle of Fish Creek, and some believe the ghosts may be connected to this traumatic period. The house's small scale — just a few rooms — makes encounters feel immediate and personal. Saskatoon's rapid growth has surrounded the Marr Residence with modern development, but the little house maintains its 19th-century character, a haunted remnant of the prairie frontier era.