Charleswood keeps its older homes: 34% from before 1961
For Charleswood, that is 1.9 times the typical town’s share, 18%. Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, 3.1 km from Charleswood, heads a list of 15 historic places within 10 km. Look 3.8 km away, to Hillhurst, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
Near Charleswood, within 10 km: built places from 1875 on
Places near Charleswood (within 10 km, outside the town), each by the first construction date it records.
The oldest is Fort Calgary in Downtown East Village, from 1875. 11 places within 10 km carry a construction date.
8 places of the highest rank within 10 km of Charleswood
The registers hold 15 within 10 km. Fort Calgary, 6.6 km off, is the oldest: 1875. Nearest comes Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, 3.1 km off, in Hillhurst.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of TechnologyNational Historic Site · 1921–1923 · 3.1 km away, in Hillhurst |
| Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill HallNational Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 5 km away, in Beltline |
| Centre Street BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 5.2 km away, in Sunnyside |
| Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 5.3 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 5.8 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 5.8 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| BeaulieuNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 5.8 km away, in Beltline |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 5.9 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 5.9 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 6 km away, in Beltline |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 6.1 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 6.1 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
Little new building in Charleswood: 0.4% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Charleswood built little from 1981 to 2000: 3.9% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 0.9% of Charleswood’s, against 15% in the typical town. 58% of Charleswood’s homes date from 1961 to 1980, well above the typical 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Charleswood and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleswood | 5,642 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Banff Trail | 4,175 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brentwood | 7,369 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Capitol Hill | 6,135 | 0 | 0 | — |
| University Heights | 4,031 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mount Pleasant | 9,224 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thorncliffe | 15,570 | 0 | 0 | — |
Charleswood in brief
Before 1961: 34% of Charleswood’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Charleswood’s history
How many historic places does Charleswood have on the registers?
Inside Charleswood, none so far. At 3.1 km, Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Hillhurst is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Charleswood?
The 2021 Census dates 34% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).