In a 25 km circle around Rapperswill: 27 places on the registers
Before 1961: just 0% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. Look 10 km away, to Glenora, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
2 places of national importance within 25 km of Rapperswill
They are spread over 12 towns, including Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra. The nearest is Alberta Aviation Museum, 7.6 km away in Sherbrooke. By age, Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton leads, from 1794, at 25 km.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 7.6 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 9.2 km away, in McCauley |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 10 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 10 km away, in Highlands |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 10 km away, in Glenora |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 10 km away, in Downtown |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 11 km away, in Boyle Street |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 11 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 11 km away, in Downtown |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 11 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 11 km away, in Downtown |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 11 km away, in Downtown |
Within 25 km of Rapperswill, the decades after Confederation left the most
Reaching 25 km out from Rapperswill: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Oldest of all: Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton, Sturgeon County, 1794. 16 dated places within 25 km make up the record. One predates Confederation.
25% of Rapperswill’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Rapperswill has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 74%, where most towns have 15%. Few of Rapperswill’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 0%, the norm 27%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 0% of Rapperswill’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 Rapperswill compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,600 to 3,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Two Hills County No. 21. The middle one has 0. 15 of them have none.
Rapperswill and its neighbours
Rapperswill in brief
Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 0%, 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
- 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.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
Questions about Rapperswill’s history
How many historic places does Rapperswill have on the registers?
None inside Rapperswill yet. The nearest is Alberta Aviation Museum, 7.6 km away in Sherbrooke.
How old are the homes in Rapperswill?
Before 1961: 0% 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).