The Landa Residence is a designated Municipal Heritage Property located in the Riversdale

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. Thomas E. Heath, Saskatoon's Early Fire Chief lived in the home from 1913-1915. In 1921, the house became the family residence of William and Fanny Landa, the first Jewish family to settle in Saskatoon. William Landa was a carriage maker who immigrated from Russia established the Landa Carriage Works that eventually become the Landa Auto Body Works. The building is of a Pre-World War I Prairie Vernacular architectural style.

The current owners received support from the City of Saskatoon Heritage Conservation Program to restore some of the historical elements of the building.