Amma's house was been designated as a Municipal and Provincial Heritage Property in 2001.

Amma's House was built in 1919 by Icelandic carpenters who were unable to work in Winnipeg during the 1919 General Strike. This house was a very lavishly built dwelling in comparison to many of the farm homes built at that time. The quality of workmanship and building materials used was second to none, as indicated by the integrity of the house as it stands today.

It was built for Joe Josephson and wife Lilja. Their two children were Ellen and Norman.   They lived there until 1942.  

After that the house was occupied by J.B. and Fea Jonsson, and Laura and Halli Jonsson.  In 1950, Joe and Nanna Olafson with their children Joanne, Eric, Edith, and Elaine moved in.  Leonard arrived in 1951.  Eric, Karen, Marea, and Stefan lived in the house from 1975 to 1977, while Joe and Nanna were in Belize and Tanzania.  Joe and Nanna returned and lived in there until 1981 when Joe died.  Nanna lived alone until 1998 when she moved to Wynyard.  

This house is located on the Western edge of the original Vatnabyggd (the lake settlement) area of Saskatchewan that was settled by Icelandic settlers in the early 1900's. People of Icelandic descent have lived continuously in the house since it was built. The name of the existing Bed and Breakfast is Amma's House, which is Icelandic for "grandmother's house".

Eric and Karen Olafson have been operating the home as a Bed and Breakfast since the fall of 1998.  So far the biggest claim to fame has been the visit of the President of Iceland in 1999.