Fred Delf House

Description of the Historic Place

The Fred Delf House is a one-storey Craftsman style home located at 1035 University Drive in the neighbourhood of Varsity View. Built in 1919, the home lies adjacent to other historic residences in the neighbourhood, including the Walter Lock House and the Henry Lehrer House.

Heritage Value

The Fred Delf House is an example of Craftsman architectural design, a style that was dominant for smaller homes between 1905 and 1920. The Arts and Crafts movement stressed simple forms and quality craftsmanship in buildings that integrated with their surrounding landscape. The home was the initial residence of Fred Delf, secretary / estates officer for the National Trust Co. Ltd.

The Fred Delf House features a low pitched cross-gabled roof with a partial-width entry porch on the right side of the façade. There are decorative beams present under the gables with a shingled exterior finish. The porch has original windows, with multi-paned transoms. There are window lintels supported by double square columns at the corners and newer plate-glass windows on the home’s main structure.

Along with some of the other historic homes in the area, the Fred Delf House continues to add visual interest and character to the streetscape of University Drive. 

Source: City of Saskatoon Built Heritage Database

Character Defining Elements

Key elements which contribute to the heritage value of this historic resource include:

• Its Craftsman architectural style, evident in: the low pitched cross-gabled roof, partial-width entry porch, decorative beams, multi-paned transom windows, window lintels and columns.