Shawnessy and its setting: 16 historic places within 25 km
Few homes are old by the census: 0.6% before 1961, against 18%. Beltline, 15 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, 1.9 km from Shawnessy, is the closest
For the highest designations, the nearest of 8 is Beaulieu, 15 km away. They belong to 8 towns, chiefly Downtown Commercial Core, Beltline and Downtown East Village. The mix: 8 provincial or municipal listings and 8 National Historic Sites.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| St. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchProvincial historic resource · 1904 · 1.9 km away, in Midnapore |
| St. Mary's Parish HallMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 15 km away, in Mission |
| BeaulieuNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 15 km away, in Beltline |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 15 km away, in Beltline |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 16 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 16 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill HallNational Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 16 km away, in Beltline |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 16 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 16 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 16 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Fort CalgaryNational Historic Site · 1875–1876 · 16 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 16 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
Most of what stands within 25 km of Shawnessy dates from the decades after Confederation
The area here stretches to 25 km around Shawnessy: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Fort Calgary, in Downtown East Village, is the oldest (1875). Within 25 km, 12 records give a date.
No home in Shawnessy dates from 2016 to 2021; the typical town has 4.1%
Few of Shawnessy’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 6.2%, the norm 27%. Shawnessy has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 76%, where most towns have 23%. Half of the homes standing in Shawnessy today were built before 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Shawnessy and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnessy | 9,696 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Somerset | 8,416 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Millrise | 6,754 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fish Creek Park | 9,045 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Midnapore | 7,022 | 1 | 0 | 1904 |
| Bridlewood | 12,547 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Evergreen | 19,988 | 0 | 0 | — |
Shawnessy in brief
Its housing is young: only 0.6% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
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. 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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 tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
Questions about Shawnessy’s history
How many historic places does Shawnessy have on the registers?
None within Shawnessy itself; the nearest is 1.9 km off: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, in Midnapore.
How old are the homes in Shawnessy?
0.6% 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).