Rugby Chapel · Photo: J. Adamson SriMesh · CC BY 2.51 historic place on the heritage registers in University
University’s entry is Rugby Chapel (1912), a municipal heritage property. University has 1.7 for every 10,000 people, a higher rate than 84% of Canadian towns.
Where University’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Tap any dot to open that place’s own page; hovering shows its name.
Federal designations come from Parks Canada’s directory; a province’s or a council’s own listing shows here only when Wikidata holds it and an encyclopedia covers it.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
On a provincial or local list in University: one place
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
LocalWithin 5 km of University: 16 places on the registers
College Building in Grosvenor Park is the nearest, 1.9 km away. Oldest of them is Marr Residence (1884), 4.8 km off. The mix: 12 provincial or municipal listings and 4 National Historic Sites.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| College BuildingNational Historic Site · 1910–1913 · 1.9 km away, in Grosvenor Park |
| Forestry Farm Park and ZooNational Historic Site · 2.1 km away, in Evergreen |
| Victoria SchoolMunicipal heritage property · 1888 · 2.9 km away, in Grosvenor Park |
| Sommerville/Petitt HouseMunicipal heritage property · 1912 · 3.6 km away, in Central Business District |
| Next of Kin Memorial AvenueNational Historic Site · 1922–1924 · 3.7 km away, in North Park |
| Cathedral of St. John the EvangelistMunicipal heritage property · 1917 · 3.8 km away, in Central Business District |
| Land Titles BuildingProvincial heritage property · 1910 · 4.3 km away, in Central Business District |
| Former Fire Hall No. 3Municipal heritage property · 1911 · 4.4 km away, in Haultain |
| Hutchinson BuildingMunicipal heritage property · 1923 · 4.4 km away, in Central Business District |
| Broadway TheatreMunicipal heritage property · 1946 · 4.4 km away, in Haultain |
| Saskatoon Electrical System SubstationMunicipal heritage property · 4.5 km away, in Haultain |
| Arrand BlockMunicipal heritage property · 1912 · 4.5 km away, in Buena Vista |
New homes are rare in University: 1.8% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
The busiest building years in University were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 35% of today’s homes. Only 12% of University’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. University has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 34%, where most towns have 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
University has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,800 to 5,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Broadway-Assiniboine has more. The typical town its size has 0. 10 of them have nothing on the registers.
University and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University | 5,888 | 1 | 0 | 1912 |
| University Heights Urban Centre | 9,247 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Greystone Heights | 6,402 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brighton | 7,238 | 0 | 0 | — |
| North Park | 5,000 | 1 | 1 | 1922 |
| Grosvenor Park | 6,240 | 2 | 1 | 1888 |
| Lawson Heights | 8,158 | 0 | 0 | — |
University in brief
The registers count 1 historic place in University. Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more historic places. Counted by age, only 12% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: David Vivian Currie (1912) and Anne Campbell (1912) are its people of the past on the record.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Map points. Where a federal place sits on the map is Wikidata’s placing; the directory itself has no coordinates.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
Questions about University’s history
How many historic places does University have on the registers?
1 historic place inside University, by the federal, Québec and Wikidata-known registers.
What is the oldest building in University?
Rugby Chapel — its record dates it to 1912 (Municipal heritage property).
How old are the homes in University?
Before 1961: 12% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).