Photo: Darren Kirby · CC BY-SA 3.0Within 100 km of Revelstoke, 4 places are on the heritage registers
Heritage of the first rank begins 89 km from Revelstoke, in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap. 6 people on record were born in Revelstoke before 1914, Frederick Fraser the earliest. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is 1880; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
One place of the highest rank within 100 km of Revelstoke
At 56 km, “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Glacier, British Columbia” in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap is the closest. The mix: 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, a heritage railway station and a National Historic Site. By age, Rogers Pass leads, from 1881, at 58 km.
The 4 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Glacier, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1916–1917 · 56 km away, in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap |
| Arthur O. Wheeler HutRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1945–1947 · 58 km away, in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap |
| Rogers PassNational Historic Site · 1881–1918 · 58 km away, in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap |
| Glacier Circle Alpine HutRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1922–1923 · 60 km away, in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap |
Old houses stand out in Revelstoke: 23% predate 1961, where most towns have 18%
Few of Revelstoke’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 11%, the norm 15%. The busiest building years in Revelstoke were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 43% of today’s homes. New building is strong in Revelstoke: 5.8% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
6 people born in Revelstoke before 1914
In 1895 came the earliest, Frederick Fraser. By Wikipedia’s reach, Arnold Stone leads, with 5 articles. Arnold Stone closes the list, born in 1910. The longest life here was Frederick Fraser’s, 95 years, ending in 1990.
Everyone born in Revelstoke → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Revelstoke in brief
Of the homes standing in Revelstoke, 23% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Of its people of the past, the best known are Arnold Stone (1910), James Aubrey Simmons (1897) and Isabel Coursier (1906). Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
Questions about Revelstoke’s history
How many historic places does Revelstoke have on the registers?
Revelstoke has none of its own yet. Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Glacier, British Columbia, in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap, is the nearest, 56 km away.
When did Revelstoke become a municipality?
The date Wikidata holds for Revelstoke is 1880, whether founding, incorporation or merger.
How old are the homes in Revelstoke?
23% 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).