Beyond Richmond’s limits, 13 historic places within 5 km
Beltline, 2.9 km from Richmond, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Of its homes, 25% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Top-ranked heritage near Richmond: 7 places within 5 km
The record reaches back to 1880 with Stephen Avenue, 4 km away. 13 places lie within 5 km. Between them, 6 towns share them, mainly Downtown Commercial Core, Beltline and Mission.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill HallNational Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 2.6 km away, in Beltline |
| BeaulieuNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 2.8 km away, in Beltline |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 3.4 km away, in Beltline |
| St. Mary's Parish HallMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 3.5 km away, in Mission |
| Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 3.7 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 3.8 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 3.9 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 4 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 4.3 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of TechnologyNational Historic Site · 1921–1923 · 4.3 km away, in Hillhurst |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 4.3 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 4.4 km away, in Downtown East Village |
From 1880 on: the dated places within 5 km of Richmond
Each historic place within 5 km of Richmond, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Oldest of all: Stephen Avenue, Downtown Commercial Core, 1880. The chart rests on 10 dated places within 5 km.
12% of Richmond’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
34% of Richmond’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Richmond built little from 1961 to 1980: 14% of its homes, where most towns have 27%. Few of Richmond’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 14%, the norm 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Richmond compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,800 to 4,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Saint-Jacques and Central Okanagan have more. The typical town its size has 0. For 14, the registers list nothing.
Richmond and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4,811 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Calgary | 4,412 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bankview | 5,610 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Garrison Woods | 3,138 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Killarney/Glengarry | 7,935 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Altadore | 7,675 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sunalta | 4,151 | 0 | 0 | — |
Richmond in brief
Richmond has 25% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- 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.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
Questions about Richmond’s history
How many historic places does Richmond have on the registers?
None in Richmond itself. The closest is Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill Hall in Beltline, 2.6 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Richmond?
25% 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).