Photo: Michael from Calgary, AB, Canada · CC BY 2.0Patterson and its setting: 15 historic places within 10 km
Its housing is mostly newer: 1.3% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. The nearest town with a top designation is Hillhurst, 5.3 km away.
Top-ranked heritage near Patterson: 8 places within 10 km
They are spread over 7 towns, including Downtown Commercial Core, Beltline and Downtown East Village. Closest of all is Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, in Hillhurst, 5.8 km off. Fort Calgary, 8.9 km off, is the oldest: 1875.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of TechnologyNational Historic Site · 1921–1923 · 5.8 km away, in Hillhurst |
| Wood's Douglas Fir Tree SanctuaryProvincial historic resource · 5.9 km away, in Bowness |
| Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill HallNational Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 6 km away, in Beltline |
| BeaulieuNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 6.9 km away, in Beltline |
| Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 7.2 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 7.4 km away, in Beltline |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 7.6 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Centre Street BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 7.6 km away, in Sunnyside |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 7.7 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 7.8 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| St. Mary's Parish HallMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 7.8 km away, in Mission |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 7.9 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
Around Patterson, within 10 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
The historic places within 10 km of Patterson, not in it, by the first construction date on each record.
The chart rests on 11 dated places within 10 km. The earliest is Fort Calgary in Downtown East Village, begun in 1875.
The biggest share of Patterson’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 80%
Half of the homes standing in Patterson today were built before 2001. Patterson built little from 1961 to 1980: 4.8% of its homes, where most towns have 27%. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up just 2.8% of Patterson’s, below the typical 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.
How Patterson compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,200 to 4,200 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Carleton-sur-Mer, West River and Napierville. The middle one has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Patterson and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson | 4,169 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Coach Hill | 3,383 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Strathcona Park | 8,680 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Montgomery | 4,456 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wildwood | 4,177 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Westgate | 3,139 | 0 | 0 | — |
| West Springs | 11,632 | 0 | 0 | — |
Patterson in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 1.3%, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Patterson’s history
How many historic places does Patterson have on the registers?
None in Patterson itself. The closest is Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Hillhurst, 5.8 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Patterson?
1.3% predate 1961, where 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).