Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.5Bankview’s surroundings: 14 historic places within 5 km
For the highest designations, the closest town to Bankview is Beltline, 1.7 km off. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 3.5% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.
Bankview’s area holds 8 top-tier places within 5 km
Among them are 8 National Historic Sites and 6 provincial or municipal listings. Nearest comes Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill Hall, 1.5 km off, in Beltline. The registers hold 14 within 5 km.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill HallNational Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 1.5 km away, in Beltline |
| BeaulieuNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 1.6 km away, in Beltline |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 2.2 km away, in Beltline |
| St. Mary's Parish HallMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 2.4 km away, in Mission |
| Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 2.5 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 2.6 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 2.7 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 2.8 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 3.1 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 3.1 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 3.2 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Centre Street BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 3.3 km away, in Sunnyside |
Most of what stands within 5 km of Bankview dates from the decades after Confederation
Around Bankview, not inside it: the places within 5 km, by the first construction date on record.
The bars count 11 dated places within 5 km. The earliest is Fort Calgary in Downtown East Village, begun in 1875.
Bankview built the most from 1961 to 1980, 41% of today’s homes
Count back from today and half of Bankview’s homes are older than 1981. Before 1961: 21% of Bankview’s homes, near the usual 18%. In Bankview, 21% of homes date from 1981 to 2000, much as in most towns (23%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Bankview and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankview | 5,610 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Calgary | 4,412 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sunalta | 4,151 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lower Mount Royal | 3,136 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Upper Mount Royal | 2,758 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Richmond | 4,811 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beltline | 26,171 | 3 | 3 | 1891 |
Bankview in brief
Before 1961: 21% of Bankview’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Bankview’s history
How many historic places does Bankview have on the registers?
Bankview has none of its own; Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill Hall, in Beltline, the closest at 1.5 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Bankview?
21% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
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).