Photo: Joli Rumi · CC BY-SA 4.051% of Belgravia’s homes were built before 1961
The typical town has 18%: Belgravia has 2.9 times the share. The registers count 21 places within 5 km of Belgravia; the closest, Rutherford House, is 2.5 km away. Glenora, 4.4 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
The 5 km around Belgravia keep buildings from as early as 1907
Each historic place within 5 km of Belgravia, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Within 5 km, 11 records give a date. The earliest is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” in Ritchie, begun in 1907.
21 places on Canada’s registers lie 5 km or less from Belgravia
The nearest of the highest rank is Government House, 3.8 km away. They are spread over 7 towns, including Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra. Rutherford House in Garneau is the nearest, 2.5 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 2.5 km away, in Garneau |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 2.6 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 2.7 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 2.8 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 2.9 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old Strathcona BranchMunicipal historic resource · 1913 · 2.9 km away, in Strathcona |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 2.9 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 3 km away, in Strathcona |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 3 km away, in Ritchie |
| Connaught ArmouryMunicipal historic resource · 3.1 km away, in Strathcona |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 3.1 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Ritchie MillMunicipal historic resource · 3.3 km away, in Strathcona |
Belgravia is still building: 10% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Half of the homes standing in Belgravia today were built before 1961. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 3.7% of Belgravia’s, against 23% in the typical town. Only 11% of Belgravia’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Belgravia and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgravia | 5,478 | 0 | 0 | — |
| McKernan | 2,880 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Garneau | 8,492 | 1 | 0 | 1911 |
| Queen Alexandra | 5,106 | 3 | 0 | 1913 |
| Allendale | 2,951 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malmo Plains | 4,150 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Laurier Heights | 3,048 | 0 | 0 | — |
Belgravia in brief
Belgravia has 51% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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. 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 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
Questions about Belgravia’s history
How many historic places does Belgravia have on the registers?
Not inside Belgravia. The closest is Rutherford House in Garneau, 2.5 km away.
How old are the homes in Belgravia?
Before 1961: 51% 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).