At first, (in 1885), moving was only a part-time occupation for Grandfather Brill Larmon. He was a farmer, and, like most farmers, occasionally moved a farm building or two around on the property. He had a knack for moving; word spread, and he was hired to move buildings for the neighbors as well. Over the years he developed more "know how" and acquired more equipment, and branched out to move a few houses as well as farm buildings.

His son, Milton J. Larmon, continued in the house moving tradition, but still only part-time. (He also built and remodeled houses.) One of his most noteworthy mass moves was that of relocating dozens of houses at the site of the excavation of the NYS Barge Canal in the Dunsbach Ferry area in 1911. Mr. Larmon was the first in this area to introduce the "three bearing hitch" which is now used worldwide by housemovers.

Milton Larmon's son, Donald M. Larmon, grew up helping to move buildings. He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wyoming in 1950. With his background in the family business, his technical knowledge, and his expanded experiences (he is a WWII veteran who saw combat in Germany and Italy), he was able to take over the business and develop it into the full-time profession it is today.

Over the years the business has changed considerably. In 1885 moving was done with horses, log rollers and windlasses. Nowadays they use Caterpillar tractors, trucks, hydraulic jacks, steerable dollies, and steel beams. During the heyday of road building and commercial expansion (1950s-60s), the Larmon firm relocated hundreds of houses to make way for new highways, banks, and supermarkets. The reputation of the firm spread by word of mouth, and they are now known in our local to be the "best in the business." Except for a lean period during the recession of the late '70s, they have continued to have more work than they can handle. The firm has enough equipment to have a number of buildings up on beams at the same time (while masons build walls underneath them.) This enables them to efficiently schedule job after job throughout the moving season.

LARMON HOUSE MOVERS, Inc. is now owned by Donald M. Larmon's son-in-law, Stanley A. Barber. He employs four other men (besides himself). Behind the scenes, Mrs. Barber works as bookkeeper and Mrs. Larmon as secretary. Ocasionally, Mrs. Larmon goes along to cook for the crew when they are working in remote areas. The Larmons' son, Wayne, is the firm's computer consultant.

To keep busy, LARMON HOUSE MOVERS works in a 150-mile radius of Schuylerville, NY. Over the years, they have moved a number of buildings locally too. Among them were the Ostrander house in Schuylerville, the Percy Dake house in Greenfield Center, the Kiley gas station in Saratoga Springs, the White Mansion in Waterford, the Congdon house in South Glens Falls, the Joe Peck schoolhouse on Wagman's Ridge Road, the Town and Country Restaurant in South Glens Falls, the Farone building in Malta, the Bacon Hill Reformed Church, the Bokus house in Saratoga Springs, the blockhouse at the Saratoga Battlefield, the Jacobs house in Geyser Crest, the Fitzsimmons house at Lake Desolation, the old Northumberland Diner, and innumerable cottages at Saratoga Lake.

Besides (directly) supplying employment for members of their own crew, the firm also (indirectly) helps makes work for area contractors, masons, carpenters, well-drillers, septic system installers, grounds keepers and nurseries, plumbers, electricians, architects, engineers, lawyers, insurance companies, and utility companies. While not themselves historic-preservationists, LARMON HOUSE MOVERS, INC. does indeed play a big part in helping to preserve many of the area's historic structures.