The Bowerman House is a designated Municipal Heritage Property located in the Holiday Park

Holiday Park, Saskatoon

Holiday Park is a geographical section or subdivision of the Confederation Suburban Development Area, Saskatoon, which has a distinct existence recognized by the municipality. Located within Saskatoon's Ward 2, Alderman Owen Fortosky represents the area's interests at City Hall...

, neighborhood of Saskatoon

Saskatoon

Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The home is of a crafts-man “Western Stick” style. The house was built as a hunting lodge by Allan Bowerman, graduate from Kingston Military College, first postmaster in Saskatoon on the west side of the river, and member of Saskatoon’s first town council (1903 – 1905). Bowerman was also responsible for the development of the Canada Building

Canada Building (Saskatoon)

The Canada Building is a historic eight story office block in the Central Business District, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The building is in height featuring red granite facing on the base, with terra cotta details on the lower two floors and cornice near the roof...

. The home was designed by Walter William LaChance

Walter William LaChance

Walter William LaChance was a Canadian architect best known for his designs of rural schools, although he also designed numerous buildings of other types. His commissions were concentrated in Cleveland, Ohio, Hamilton, Ontario, Welland, Ontario, and various communities in Saskatchewan...

. Bowerman sold the home in 1917 after the end of a construction boom in the city.

In 1923 the building was obtained by the Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League and became part of the Saskatoon Sanatorium

Saskatoon Sanatorium

The Saskatoon Sanatorium was a Tuberculosis Sanatorium established in 1925 by the Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League as the second Sanatorium in the province in Wellington Park south or the Saskatoon neighborhood of Holiday Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada...

 serving as a doctor's residence until 1987. It was used as the sanatorium superintendent residence, for Dr. Boughton and his family, from 1925 to 1959.

The property is now owned by the Meewasin Valley Authority

Meewasin Valley Authority

The Meewasin Valley Authority is a conservation organization created by the Provincial Government of Saskatchewan in Canada and is dedicated to conserving the cultural and natural resources of the South Saskatchewan River Valley. The authorities activities include education, development and...

and is used as a private residence.