CALORIES STONE CARVING & MASONRY COMPLETE

IT'S ALL IN THE DETAIL!

Ryan Watson was born in 1976, was raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and is proud of his prairie roots. He's a natural born artist in a trade that dates back to the beginning of civilization and uses the most modern tools to promote one of the oldest trades.

Watson received a Diploma in Heritage and Traditional Masonry as well as Heritage Restoration, both from Ontario. From there he formed a Masonry company specializing in hand carved stone and restoration.

​Watson currently has two Municipal Heritage awards under his belt.  One for the hand carved entryways and Masonry design and installation on the King George Hotel restoration project, and another for the restoration project on the historical Hopkins House on Saskatchewan Crescent West.

Eight piece hand-carved arch and pediment detail at front entrance of Calories!

VOILA!  Calories restoration is complete!

We were right in our element since restorations happen to be our specialty, so Owners Ryan and Nicolene Watson felt privileged, and honored when asked to be a part of another historical project early last year.

Our scope of work involved a total brick and Indiana limestone facade, a three piece hand carved Indiana limestone "Smith Block" and date sign weighing around 400 pounds, along with a colossal hand carved limestone pediment for the buildings entryway. 

Three piece Smith Block est 1912 sign a-top Calories restaurant.  Be sure to look up!

Smith Block was built in 1912 by the Bugenhagen and Turnbullof, who were also the architects of the Farnam Block. Previous tenants of this building include, Early’s Seed and Feed Company (which is now located on Lorne Avenue), the Free Methodist Mission and a branch of the Public Library. The chief librarian at the time, James Stewart Wood, lived in the upstairs suite until his death in 1961.

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