Photo: Jack Hope from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0Glamorgan and its setting: 14 historic places within 10 km
From Glamorgan, look 6.1 km away, to Beltline, for the nearest place of the highest designation. The typical town has 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 26%.
Glamorgan’s surroundings: 14 historic places within 10 km
The oldest, Fort Calgary, dates from 1875, 8.3 km away. Between them, 6 towns share them, mainly Downtown Commercial Core, Beltline and Downtown East Village. They are 8 National Historic Sites and 6 provincial or municipal listings.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill HallNational Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 5.7 km away, in Beltline |
| BeaulieuNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 6 km away, in Beltline |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 6.6 km away, in Beltline |
| St. Mary's Parish HallMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 6.7 km away, in Mission |
| Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 6.9 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 7.1 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 7.1 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of TechnologyNational Historic Site · 1921–1923 · 7.1 km away, in Hillhurst |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 7.2 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 7.5 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 7.5 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 7.6 km away, in Downtown East Village |
The places within 10 km of Glamorgan lean to the decades after Confederation
Within 10 km of Glamorgan but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
Oldest of all: Fort Calgary, Downtown East Village, 1875. Within 10 km, 11 records give a date.
Glamorgan’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 44% of its homes
More than half of Glamorgan’s housing predates 1981. Few of Glamorgan’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 2.1%, the norm 15%. New building is strong in Glamorgan: 5.3% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Glamorgan and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glamorgan | 6,479 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Glenbrook | 10,185 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Currie Barracks | 7,342 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Signal Hill | 13,293 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Killarney/Glengarry | 7,935 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Garrison Woods | 3,138 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rosscarrock | 3,862 | 0 | 0 | — |
Glamorgan in brief
Older stock first: 26% of homes in Glamorgan were standing by 1961, 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. 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. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- 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 Glamorgan’s history
How many historic places does Glamorgan have on the registers?
None in Glamorgan itself. The closest is Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill Hall in Beltline, 5.7 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Glamorgan?
26% 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).