History around Dalhousie: 13 designated places within 10 km
Before 1961: just 2.3% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 7.2 km away, in Hillhurst.
5.3 km from Dalhousie: Wood's Douglas Fir Tree Sanctuary, the nearest on the registers
Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, 6.8 km off, is the nearest of 7 top-tier places. They are spread over 6 towns, including Downtown Commercial Core, Beltline and Bowness. Among them are 7 National Historic Sites and 6 provincial or municipal listings.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Wood's Douglas Fir Tree SanctuaryProvincial historic resource · 5.3 km away, in Bowness |
| Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of TechnologyNational Historic Site · 1921–1923 · 6.8 km away, in Hillhurst |
| Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill HallNational Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 8.4 km away, in Beltline |
| Centre Street BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 9 km away, in Sunnyside |
| Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 9 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| BeaulieuNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 9.3 km away, in Beltline |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 9.4 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 9.5 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 9.5 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 9.6 km away, in Beltline |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 9.6 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 9.8 km away, in Downtown East Village |
The places within 10 km of Dalhousie lean to the decades after Confederation
Within 10 km of Dalhousie but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
First by date comes Stephen Avenue in Downtown Commercial Core, from 1880. Within 10 km, 9 records give a date.
No home in Dalhousie dates from 2016 to 2021; the typical town has 4.1%
Count back from today and half of Dalhousie’s homes are older than 1981. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 0.9% of Dalhousie’s, against 15% in the typical town. 78% of Dalhousie’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, more than the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Dalhousie compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 8,500 to 8,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Carleton Heights-Courtland Park, Dauphin and Lac la Biche County. The middle one has 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Dalhousie and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhousie | 8,617 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Varsity | 12,605 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brentwood | 7,369 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ranchlands | 7,376 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hawkwood | 9,188 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Silver Springs | 9,042 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Edgemont | 15,359 | 0 | 0 | — |
Dalhousie in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 2.3% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Dalhousie’s history
How many historic places does Dalhousie have on the registers?
None within Dalhousie itself; the nearest is 5.3 km off: Wood's Douglas Fir Tree Sanctuary, in Bowness.
How old are the homes in Dalhousie?
Before 1961: 2.3% 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).