Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain27 heritage places lie within 25 km of Strathcona County
Homes from before 1961 are 4.2% of the stock, under the 18% of the typical town. Glenora, 20 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Just beyond the boundary, the registers place 3 more.
Within 25 km of Strathcona County: 27 places on the registers
Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra hold most of them, among 12 towns. The first one out is Magrath Mansion, 13 km away in Highlands. Government House, 19 km away, leads 2 places with the top designation.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 13 km away, in Highlands |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 15 km away, in Boyle Street |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 16 km away, in Downtown |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 16 km away, in Downtown |
| Ritchie MillMunicipal historic resource · 16 km away, in Strathcona |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 16 km away, in Ritchie |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 16 km away, in McCauley |
| Connaught ArmouryMunicipal historic resource · 16 km away, in Strathcona |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 16 km away, in Strathcona |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 16 km away, in Downtown |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 16 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 16 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
Just outside Strathcona County: 3
| Superintendent's ResidenceRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 700 m outside the town |
| PavilionRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 3 km outside the town |
| Ukrainian Pioneer HomeClassified Federal Heritage Building · 3.2 km outside the town |
The 25 km around Strathcona County keep buildings from as early as 1794
The nearest historic places to Strathcona County, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Within 25 km, building dates exist for 16 places. One is older than 1867. The earliest is Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton in Sturgeon County, begun in 1794.
Most of Strathcona County’s homes went up from 2001 to 2015: 32%
Strathcona County has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 30%, where most towns have 23%. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up 6.1% of Strathcona County’s, above the typical 4.1%. Over half of the homes in Strathcona County were already standing by 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Strathcona County compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 97,800 to 117,700 residents, by places on the registers.
12 have more. The middle one has 5. 4 of them have nothing on the registers.
Strathcona County and its neighbours
Strathcona County in brief
Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 4.2% of the total, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 5 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
Questions about Strathcona County’s history
How many historic places does Strathcona County have on the registers?
None inside Strathcona County yet. The nearest is Magrath Mansion, 13 km away in Highlands.
How old are the homes in Strathcona County?
The 2021 Census dates 4.2% 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).