37 heritage places lie within 25 km of Lions Bay
Only 2% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. For the highest designations, the closest town is West Vancouver, 14 km off.
The highest designation, 14 times, within 25 km of Lions Bay
Vancouver's Chinatown, 22 km off, is the oldest: 1880. Among them are 19 provincial or municipal listings, 13 National Historic Sites and 3 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. The first one out is Binning Residence, 14 km away in West Vancouver.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Binning ResidenceNational Historic Site · 1941–1942 · 14 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Point Atkinson LighthouseNational Historic Site · 1912–1913 · 15 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Lions Gate BridgeNational Historic Site · 1937–1939 · 18 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Britannia Mines ConcentratorNational Historic Site · 1922–1924 · 18 km away, in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet |
| Stanley ParkNational Historic Site · 1888–1989 · 19 km away, in West End |
| Saint Paul's Roman Catholic ChurchNational Historic Site · 1884–1885 · 19 km away, in North Vancouver |
| Victoria ParkListed in a community heritage register · 1905 · 20 km away, in North Vancouver |
| First Church of Christ, ScientistListed in a community heritage register · 1925 · 20 km away, in North Vancouver |
| Burrard Dry DockHeritage designation · 20 km away, in North Vancouver |
| Coastal ChurchHeritage designation · 1919 · 21 km away, in West End |
| Former Main Post OfficeClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1905–1911 · 21 km away, in Coal Harbour |
| St. RochNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 21 km away, in Kitsilano |
The places within 25 km of Lions Bay lean to the decades after Confederation
The nearest historic places to Lions Bay, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
32 places within 25 km carry a construction date. First by date comes Vancouver's Chinatown in Strathcona, from 1880.
Lions Bay built the most from 1961 to 1980, 63% of today’s homes
New building has been slow in Lions Bay: 3% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 5.9% of Lions Bay’s, against 15% in the typical town. Count back from today and half of Lions Bay’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.
Lions Bay and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions Bay | 1,375 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bowen Island | 4,501 | 0 | 0 | — |
| West Vancouver | 47,929 | 2 | 2 | 1912 |
| Capilano 5 | 3,376 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast | 2,691 | 0 | 0 | — |
Lions Bay in brief
Its housing is young: only 2% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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 Lions Bay’s history
How many historic places does Lions Bay have on the registers?
Lions Bay has none of its own; Binning Residence, in West Vancouver, the closest at 14 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Lions Bay?
2% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).