Moose Jaw is notoriously historic from downtown to the residential neighbourhoods. 

There are homes date back over 100 years in our city and many have a story to share. 

Jared Robinson’s home on Oxford Street West is just one of those examples. 

Recently Robinson reached out to the Facebook group Moose Jaw Dayz in the hopes of learning more about his home. 

When he and his wife bought the home, they were told it was built in 1915, but through research, he found that it was actually built in 1921. 

Jared Robinson built an old-style English pub in the basement of his heritage home. (Photo courtesy: Jared Robinson)What also makes the home unique is the fact that it includes a carriage house. 

“It's a detached garage, but really it was a carriage house that a horse and buggy could pull through and then detach the horse from the other end of the garage,” Robinson said.  

“There's a door on the front and back and they could leave the buggy behind. At least that's what I understand.” 

Over the years, Robinson has done a number of renovations to the house, yet all the while, he wanted to keep the heritage aspect as much as possible.  

In addition to a recording studio in the basement, he also added an old English-style pub.  

In the front yard, he acquired bricks from the old Mini Theatre that match the house, capstones from the old courthouse, and a 150-year-old Egyptian gate. 

For Robinson, preserving the heritage of the home was one of his goals. 

“To be able to build something for the house or in the house, it's been paramount for us to match the age of the house, and I think we've done that rather well. Even our furniture upstairs, we've done the best we can to give the appearance of an older home.” 

Even now, Robinson continues to research the background of his home. 

“Through this pursuit, I've actually met a number of people that have lived here in the past, which is really interesting,” he said.  

“I've been to the archives at the library and I've reached out to the U of R and U of S for their archives as well, and I've got an appointment to check and see if there are any old blueprints that have been saved.” 

He added that, for those who do live in century-old homes, it is worth putting in the time and effort into looking into its past. 

“You can tell the number of people that have a love of the history of the city, and I think as long as you have patience and you know where to look and you can put a little bit of budget aside to make sure that things are done properly, I think certainly it's worth it, especially when you're building a home and putting roots down.” 

The century-old theme is kept throughout the house, including the upstairs. (Photo courtesy of Jared Robinson)