Photo: Kenny Louie from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.019 registered heritage sites stand within 10 km of Deer Lake
From Deer Lake, look 8.5 km away, to Strathcona, for the nearest place of the highest designation. 7 further listings on provincial or municipal registers are known only through Wikidata, so they have no page of their own.
Within 10 km of Deer Lake, 2 top designations
They are 15 provincial or municipal listings, 2 National Historic Sites and a heritage railway station. The first one out is Hastings Park, 5.7 km away in Hastings-Sunrise. 19 places lie within 10 km.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Hastings ParkProvincially Recognized Heritage Site · 1888 · 5.7 km away, in Hastings-Sunrise |
| Holy Trinity CathedralListed in a community heritage register · 1902 · 7.4 km away, in New Westminster |
| Canadian National Railways / VIA Rail Station, Vancouver, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1917–1918 · 8.7 km away, in Strathcona |
| Vancouver Japanese Language SchoolNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 8.9 km away, in Strathcona |
| Kuomintang BuildingHeritage designation · 8.9 km away, in Strathcona |
| Ovaltine CafeListed in a community heritage register · 1912 · 9.1 km away, in Strathcona |
| Vancouver's ChinatownNational Historic Site · 1880–2003 · 9.1 km away, in Strathcona |
| Carnegie Community CentreHeritage designation · 9.1 km away, in Yaletown |
| Pantages TheatreListed in a community heritage register · 1907 · 9.2 km away, in Yaletown |
| Sam Kee BuildingHeritage designation · 1913 · 9.4 km away, in Yaletown |
| Bloedel ConservatoryListed in a community heritage register · 1969 · 9.5 km away, in Riley Park |
| Hotel EuropeHeritage designation · 1909 · 9.5 km away, in Yaletown |
Most of what stands within 10 km of Deer Lake dates from the decades after Confederation
Around Deer Lake, not inside it: the places within 10 km, by the first construction date on record.
The bars count 16 dated places within 10 km. Vancouver's Chinatown, in Strathcona, goes back furthest, to 1880.
Pre-1961 homes are scarce in Deer Lake: 12%, against a usual 18%
More of Deer Lake’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 46%. From 2016 to 2021 Deer Lake added 3.1% of its homes, less than the typical town’s 4.1%. Count back from today and half of Deer Lake’s homes are older than 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Deer Lake and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Lake | 8,417 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Holdom | 7,976 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Garden Village | 6,492 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brentwood | 22,170 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Broadview | 8,008 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bainbridge | 3,015 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Buckingham Heights | 8,794 | 0 | 0 | — |
Deer Lake in brief
Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 12% of the total, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Deer Lake’s history
How many historic places does Deer Lake have on the registers?
Not inside Deer Lake. The closest is Hastings Park in Hastings-Sunrise, 5.7 km away.
How old are the homes in Deer Lake?
12% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Deer Lake be missing here?
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. 7 more listings in Deer Lake are known through Wikidata alone, so they are counted, not paged.
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).