In a 10 km circle around Rosslyn: 25 places on the registers
The nearest town to Rosslyn with a top designation is Glenora, 6.9 km away. Older housing stands out: 29% of homes predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Rosslyn’s surroundings: 25 historic places within 10 km
The first one out is Alberta Aviation Museum, 3.3 km away in Sherbrooke. They stand in 11 towns, Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra among them. By age, “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” leads, from 1907, at 8.6 km.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 3.3 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 4.5 km away, in McCauley |
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 5.6 km away, in Highlands |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 5.8 km away, in Boyle Street |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 5.8 km away, in Downtown |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 6 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 6 km away, in Downtown |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 6 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 6.2 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 6.4 km away, in Downtown |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 6.5 km away, in Glenora |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 6.6 km away, in Downtown |
Around Rosslyn, within 10 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
Around Rosslyn, not inside it: the places within 10 km, by the first construction date on record.
The bars count 14 dated places within 10 km. “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, in Ritchie, goes back furthest, to 1907.
Nothing new from 2016 to 2021 in Rosslyn, against 4.1% elsewhere
Over half of the homes in Rosslyn were already standing by 1981. Few of Rosslyn’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 3.8%, the norm 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 4.7% of Rosslyn’s, against 15% 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 Rosslyn compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,200 to 3,300 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Seven Oaks and North Cypress-Langford have more. The middle one has 0. 14 of them have nothing on the registers.
Rosslyn and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosslyn | 3,242 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lauderdale | 2,954 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Glengarry | 3,087 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Northmount | 3,349 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carlisle | 4,609 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Griesbach | 6,640 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Killarney | 4,165 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rosslyn in brief
Counted by age, 29% of Rosslyn’s homes predate 1961, 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
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- 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.
- 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 Rosslyn’s history
How many historic places does Rosslyn have on the registers?
Inside Rosslyn, none so far; Alberta Aviation Museum, 3.3 km away in Sherbrooke, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Rosslyn?
The 2021 Census dates 29% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).