Bottomley House (Saskatoon)

 house, place with historical importance, heritage

Built in 1912 by Yorkshire-born real estate developer Richard Bottomley as his private residence, this house bears the finest features of the Queen Anne Revival architectural style, a rare design for Saskatoon. Its bell-cast turret, irregular roofs, elegant columns and spindled, wraparound veranda express a fancifulness and extravagance in keeping with the Saskatoon boom, during which Bottomley invested $1.5 million in city tracts and surrounding farmland.

One of the first homes in the district (1118 College Drive) and located opposite the gates of the University of Saskatchewan, Bottomley House lent character and permanence to the growing University area. It was later home to another land developer, Frederick Kerr, whose many investments included 800 acres of University property, and key tracts for City Park and Second Avenue development.

With financial assistance from the City’s Heritage Conservation Program, Bottomley House was restored and continues to grace one of Saskatoon's first thoroughfares. The Bottomley House was designated as Municipal Heritage Property on April 24, 2006.