The Homes of Saskatoon

In our second edition of Saskatoon week, I thought I would share some fantabulous houses that we happened upon in our few short days there. The actual city was established in 1906, so some of these houses could possibly be 100 years old, although I would guess many were built in the 1920's to 1930's.

This is the place that we stayed at. The Alpha Mercy Haven B&B. Yes, its a bit of a mouth-full! There were a few design aspects of this house that were fairly confusing, mainly the second entrance on the right hand side, that actually entered into a part of our bedroom. The quirky things that happen to old houses...
The most adorable house across the street. I love the red door. I love the stone. I love the paint color. I just plain love it!
We walked along Saskatchewan Crescent, which the road right above the river, so it had an incredible view, and some beautiful houses to boot. We actually happened upon the original B&B that I had nearly booked us at, that was until I read the reviews. We lovingly coined the place "Crazy Grandma's." I had already called and asked about availability. She phoned back while I was reading the reviews. I didn't answer.
Here are just a few of the reviews...

The worst B&B Travel experience ever.

Upon arriving, Mari (the owner/operator) greeted us at the door with "who are you?" - which I don't think appears in the handbook of how to properly greet paying customers.

Among other deficiencies, the mattress in the room in which we stayed might have been dragged from a dumpster, complete with rodent-eaten holes.

Better than sleeping in the street? Yes. A romantic, comfortable getaway? No. It's like staying with a crazy grandmother who won't leave you alone.

You can now understand why I didn't answer the phone. Ugh, shudder.

Here are some lovely homes along Saskatchewan Crescent. Crazy Grandma's not included!
Very nice. Indeed.

This one seemed so low in comparison to all the giants surrounding it.

I loved the rolled edge of the roof.

While I wouldn't want to clean the giant interior, its lovely.

I am not a fan of peach stucco, ever, but I do like the big porch/sun room.

This one is definitely my fave. Love the roof lines. Love the color. The black front door. The stone step. The stone chimney. Gosh, I love all of it!

A very typical colonial home. Very nice. And the two urns on the steps had fab arrangements. Although the lawn could use some serious lovin'.

This one deserved a photo only because it was highly weird. While I can appreciate the stone, and I suppose its definitely funky, it would never enter the dream home category.

The photo makes it look plain, but I quite liked the colors.

There you have it. Some of the fab homes of Saskatoon. There were many more that we did not see, but I definitely saw enough to know that if I ever return, I would happily spend some more time checking out the lovely homes of S-Town.