Within 10 km of Richfield, 23 places are on the heritage registers
The typical town keeps 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 4.9%. For the highest designations, the closest town is Glenora, 11 km off.
Leave Richfield and the first historic place is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, 5.7 km away
The one top designation nearby is Government House, at 9.7 km. They belong to 9 towns, chiefly Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra. Among them are 20 provincial or municipal listings, a heritage railway station and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 5.7 km away, in Ritchie |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 5.8 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 5.9 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 5.9 km away, in Strathcona |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 5.9 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old Strathcona BranchMunicipal historic resource · 1913 · 6.1 km away, in Strathcona |
| Connaught ArmouryMunicipal historic resource · 6.1 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 6.2 km away, in Strathcona |
| Ritchie MillMunicipal historic resource · 6.3 km away, in Strathcona |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 6.5 km away, in Strathcona |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 7 km away, in Downtown |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 7.5 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
Near Richfield, within 10 km: built places from 1907 on
The historic places within 10 km of Richfield, not in it, by the first construction date on each record.
The oldest is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” in Ritchie, from 1907. Dated places within 10 km: 13.
Only 0.9% of Richfield’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 16% of Richfield’s, against 23% in the typical town. Only 4% of Richfield’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. 74% of Richfield’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, more than the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Richfield compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,400 to 3,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Just one has more: Wellington. The typical town its size has 0. For 15, the registers list nothing.
Richfield and its neighbours
Richfield in brief
The census dates only 4.9% of its homes before 1961, 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
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
Questions about Richfield’s history
How many historic places does Richfield have on the registers?
None within Richfield itself; the nearest is 5.7 km off: Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta, in Ritchie.
How old are the homes in Richfield?
4.9% 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).