The heritage near Montecito: 43 places in a 25 km radius
Strathcona, 10 km from Montecito, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Before 1961: just 11% of the homes, where most towns have 18%.
Nearest to Montecito: Hastings Park, 6.4 km away
Of 16 top designations nearby, Vancouver Japanese Language School is the closest, at 10 km. The oldest, Vancouver's Chinatown, dates from 1880, 11 km away. Count to 25 km and there are 43.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Hastings ParkProvincially Recognized Heritage Site · 1888 · 6.4 km away, in Hastings-Sunrise |
| Holy Trinity CathedralListed in a community heritage register · 1902 · 8 km away, in New Westminster |
| First Church of Christ, ScientistListed in a community heritage register · 1925 · 9.8 km away, in North Vancouver |
| Burrard Dry DockHeritage designation · 10 km away, in North Vancouver |
| Victoria ParkListed in a community heritage register · 1905 · 10 km away, in North Vancouver |
| Vancouver Japanese Language SchoolNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Canadian National Railways / VIA Rail Station, Vancouver, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1917–1918 · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Kuomintang BuildingHeritage designation · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Ovaltine CafeListed in a community heritage register · 1912 · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Vancouver's ChinatownNational Historic Site · 1880–2003 · 11 km away, in Strathcona |
| Carnegie Community CentreHeritage designation · 11 km away, in Yaletown |
| Pantages TheatreListed in a community heritage register · 1907 · 11 km away, in Yaletown |
Within 25 km of Montecito, the record goes back to 1880
No place near Montecito is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
The oldest is Vancouver's Chinatown in Strathcona, from 1880. 37 places within 25 km have a date.
Montecito’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 46% of its homes
More than half of Montecito’s housing predates 1981. Few of Montecito’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 6%, the norm 15%. Montecito has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 30%, where most towns have 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Montecito compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 10,700 to 10,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Eastern Passage, Contrecoeur and Alexandria. Their median is 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Montecito and its neighbours
Montecito in brief
Its homes are mostly newer: 11% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Montecito’s history
How many historic places does Montecito have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Montecito; Hastings Park, in Hastings-Sunrise, is 6.4 km away.
How old are the homes in Montecito?
11% 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).