Heritage within reach of Lorelei: 12 places, 10 km or closer
Before 1961: just 2.9% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. Look 9.8 km away, to Glenora, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
12 places on Canada’s registers lie 10 km or less from Lorelei
The earliest date is Government House’s, 1911, 9.6 km away. Government House, 9.6 km off, is the one top-tier place. Alberta Aviation Museum in Sherbrooke is the nearest, 6.6 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 6.6 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 7.7 km away, in McCauley |
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 8 km away, in Highlands |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 9 km away, in Boyle Street |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 9.1 km away, in Downtown |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 9.2 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 9.3 km away, in Downtown |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 9.3 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 9.5 km away, in Downtown |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 9.6 km away, in Glenora |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 9.7 km away, in Downtown |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 9.8 km away, in Downtown |
Within 10 km of Lorelei, the dated places belong mostly to the wars and the Depression
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Lorelei, dated by the first construction year on their records.
9 places within 10 km have a date. The earliest is Government House in Glenora, begun in 1911.
None of Lorelei’s homes is from 2016–21 (4.1% is typical)
Lorelei built little from 2001 to 2015: 2.9% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. 57% of Lorelei’s homes date from 1961 to 1980, well above the typical 27%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 35% of Lorelei’s, against 23% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Lorelei compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,400 to 4,400 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Rossland, Geraldton and Highlands East. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Lorelei and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorelei | 4,380 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eaux Claires | 3,334 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beaumaris | 4,125 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Baturyn | 4,796 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lago Lindo | 2,963 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Griesbach | 6,640 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Belle Rive | 3,946 | 0 | 0 | — |
Lorelei in brief
Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 2.9% of the total, 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
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
Questions about Lorelei’s history
How many historic places does Lorelei have on the registers?
Inside Lorelei, none so far; Alberta Aviation Museum, 6.6 km away in Sherbrooke, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Lorelei?
2.9% 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).