LocalListed in a community heritage register · 1905Victoria ParkPhoto: Vanbustaf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Victoria Park · Photo: Vanbustaf · CC BY-SA 3.02historic places on the registers
History of North Vancouver · Canada’s heritage registers
North Vancouver has 2 historic places on the registers
Of North Vancouver’s dated places, Victoria Park is the oldest, from 1905. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is 1907; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation. For every 10,000 residents North Vancouver has 0.3, ahead of 72% of Canadian towns. On the list: 2 provincial or municipal listings.
Historic places
2
0.3 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Provincial and local listings
2
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1905
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
14%
typical town: 18%
Through time
Looking back at North Vancouver
From before 1950 comes one old photograph of the town. Tap it to see it full screen.
c. 1915Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where North Vancouver’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Provincial and local listings
Tap any dot to open that place’s own page; hovering shows its name.
The 2, by tier
2 Provincial and local listings
Federal designations come from Parks Canada’s directory; a province’s or a council’s own listing shows here only when Wikidata holds it and an encyclopedia covers it.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Provincial and local listings
2 more places North Vancouver or its province protects
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. They date from 1905 (Victoria Park) to 1925. Each one opens its own page.
Listed in a community heritage register · 1925First Church of Christ, Scientist
Around the town
Within 5 km of North Vancouver, 5 top designations
By age, Vancouver's Chinatown leads, from 1880, at 4.8 km. At 4.3 km, Vancouver Japanese Language School in Strathcona is the closest. The radius of 5 km holds 15.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Vancouver Japanese Language SchoolNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 4.3 km away, in Strathcona |
| Hastings ParkProvincially Recognized Heritage Site · 1888 · 4.6 km away, in Hastings-Sunrise |
| Hotel EuropeHeritage designation · 1909 · 4.6 km away, in Yaletown |
| Ovaltine CafeListed in a community heritage register · 1912 · 4.7 km away, in Strathcona |
| Lions Gate BridgeNational Historic Site · 1937–1939 · 4.7 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Pantages TheatreListed in a community heritage register · 1907 · 4.7 km away, in Yaletown |
| Carnegie Community CentreHeritage designation · 4.8 km away, in Yaletown |
| Kuomintang BuildingHeritage designation · 4.8 km away, in Strathcona |
| Gastown Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1886–1915 · 4.8 km away, in Coal Harbour |
| Former Main Post OfficeClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1905–1911 · 4.8 km away, in Coal Harbour |
| Vancouver's ChinatownNational Historic Site · 1880–2003 · 4.8 km away, in Strathcona |
| Dominion BuildingHeritage designation · 1910 · 4.9 km away, in Yaletown |
Just outside North Vancouver: 2
| Burrard Dry DockHeritage designation · 100 m outside the town |
| Saint Paul's Roman Catholic ChurchNational Historic Site · 200 m outside the town |
Homes by age
12% of North Vancouver’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
North Vancouver has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 20%, where most towns have 15%. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 30% of North Vancouver’s homes. Only 14% of North Vancouver’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
14%
Before 1961
30%
1961–80
24%
1981–2000
20%
2001–15
12%
2016–21
North VancouverTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born here
Born in North Vancouver before the First World War: 4 lives
In 1892 came the earliest, Andy Paull. Longest lived was E. J. Hughes, 94 years in all (2007). E. J. Hughes closes the list, born in 1913.
Andy Paull
John Henry Cates
George Hardy
E. J. Hughes
18501875190019251950
JC
John Henry Cates1896–1986 · Canadian politician
GH
George Hardy1911–1990 · Canadian-American labor leader
E. J. Hughes1913–2007 · Canadian artist
Andy Paull1892–1959 · Squamish leader
Everyone born in North Vancouver → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Neighbours
North Vancouver and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vancouver | 66,624 | 2 | 0 | 1905 |
| North Vancouver | 97,845 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Capilano 5 | 3,376 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Strathcona | 13,783 | 5 | 2 | 1880 |
| Coal Harbour | 10,407 | 2 | 2 | 1886 |
| Grandview-Woodland | 28,119 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Yaletown | 40,297 | 10 | 0 | 1886 |
In brief
North Vancouver in brief
Canada’s heritage lists give North Vancouver 2 historic places. John Henry Cates (1896), George Hardy (1911) and E. J. Hughes (1913) are the best known of its historic lives. The census dates only 14% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: it has 2 historic places, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
- Map points. Pins for federal places come from Wikidata rather than Parks Canada, which gives no points.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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 North Vancouver’s history
How many historic places does North Vancouver have on the registers?
Inside North Vancouver: 2 historic places.
What is the oldest building in North Vancouver?
Victoria Park, a Listed in a community heritage register, begun in 1905.
Why might a heritage building in North Vancouver be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 22 further listings in North Vancouver show up only as Wikidata numbers.
How old are the homes in North Vancouver?
14% 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).