Within 10 km of Ormsby Place, 13 places are on the heritage registers
Only 2.5% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. For the highest designations, the closest town is Glenora, 7.2 km off.
Near Ormsby Place, within 10 km: one place of national rank
Their towns number 6: Strathcona, Queen Alexandra and Wîhkwêntôwin first. Oldest of them is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” (1907), 10 km off. Closest of all is Government House, in Glenora, 8 km off.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 8 km away, in Glenora |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 8.7 km away, in Garneau |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 8.7 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 9.3 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 9.5 km away, in Strathcona |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 9.6 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 9.7 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old Strathcona BranchMunicipal historic resource · 1913 · 9.8 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 9.8 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 9.9 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 9.9 km away, in Strathcona |
| Connaught ArmouryMunicipal historic resource · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
Most of what stands within 10 km of Ormsby Place dates from the decades after Confederation
Places near Ormsby Place (within 10 km, outside the town), each by the first construction date it records.
The bars count 7 dated places within 10 km. First by date comes “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” in Ritchie, from 1907.
None of Ormsby Place’s homes is from 2016–21 (4.1% is typical)
Only 4% of Ormsby Place’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 57% of Ormsby Place’s, against 27% in the typical town. 35% of Ormsby Place’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 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 Ormsby Place compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,400 to 4,400 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Geraldton. The typical town its size has 0. 15 of them have nothing on the registers.
Ormsby Place and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormsby Place | 4,412 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lymburn | 7,231 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jamieson Place | 3,813 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Callingwood South | 7,844 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Glastonbury | 9,745 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Aldergrove | 5,311 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thorncliff | 3,564 | 0 | 0 | — |
Ormsby Place in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 2.5%, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
Questions about Ormsby Place’s history
How many historic places does Ormsby Place have on the registers?
Nothing inside Ormsby Place; Government House in Glenora, 8 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Ormsby Place?
2.5% 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).