Photo: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia · CC049% of Montrose’s homes were built before 1961
The typical town has 18%: Montrose has 2.8 times the share. The nearest heritage to Montrose is Magrath Mansion, 1.4 km off, one of 25 places within 10 km. Glenora, 8.8 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
From 1907 on: the dated places within 10 km of Montrose
Each historic place within 10 km of Montrose, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
The oldest is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” in Ritchie, from 1907. The chart rests on 14 dated places within 10 km.
Top-ranked heritage near Montrose: one place within 10 km
The oldest, “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, dates from 1907, 7.4 km away. 25 places lie within 10 km. Between them, 11 towns share them, mainly Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 1.4 km away, in Highlands |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 4 km away, in McCauley |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 4.3 km away, in Boyle Street |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 4.9 km away, in Downtown |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 5 km away, in Downtown |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 5.2 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 5.6 km away, in Downtown |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 5.8 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 5.8 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 5.8 km away, in Downtown |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 6.4 km away, in Downtown |
| Ritchie MillMunicipal historic resource · 6.8 km away, in Strathcona |
New homes are rare in Montrose: 1.7% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Only 6.8% of Montrose’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 18% of Montrose’s, against 23% in the typical town. Montrose built little from 1961 to 1980: 21% of its homes, where most towns have 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Montrose and its neighbours
Montrose in brief
Housing in Montrose includes 49% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- 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.
Questions about Montrose’s history
How many historic places does Montrose have on the registers?
Inside Montrose, none so far; Magrath Mansion, 1.4 km away in Highlands, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Montrose?
Before 1961: 49% 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).