FedRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937Seaforth Armoury1650 Burrard StreetPhoto: Bobanny · Public domain · Commons file
Seaforth Armoury · Photo: Bobanny · Public domain1historic place on the registers
History of Fairview · Canada’s heritage registers
Fairview: 1 historic place on Canada’s heritage registers
Seaforth Armoury, from 1935, is Fairview’s recognized federal heritage building. Relative to its size Fairview has 0.3 per 10,000 residents, more than 72% of Canadian towns.
Historic places
1
0.3 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Oldest building
1935
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
16%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Fairview’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Other federal designations
Tap any dot to open that place’s own page; hovering shows its name.
The 1, by tier
1 Other federal designations
What the map shows is the open record: the federal directory in full, and from provincial or municipal lists only the places Wikidata ties to an encyclopedia article.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Other federal designations
Federal heritage in Fairview: one more place
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
28 historic places within 5 km of Fairview
By designation: 16 provincial or municipal listings, 8 National Historic Sites and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. For the highest designations, the nearest of 9 is St. Roch, 1.9 km away. The nearest is Bessborough Armoury, 1.5 km away in Kitsilano.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Bessborough ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1932–1934 · 1.5 km away, in Kitsilano |
| St. RochNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 1.9 km away, in Kitsilano |
| Orpheum TheatreNational Historic Site · 1926–1928 · 1.9 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Electra BuildingListed in a community heritage register · 1957 · 1.9 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Vogue TheatreNational Historic Site · 1940–1942 · 1.9 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Vancouver BlockHeritage designation · 1910 · 2.2 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Queen Elizabeth TheatreListed in a community heritage register · 2.2 km away, in Yaletown |
| Former Vancouver Law CourtsNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 2.2 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1899–1903 · 2.2 km away, in Yaletown |
| Hotel GeorgiaHeritage designation · 2.3 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Sun TowerHeritage designation · 1912 · 2.5 km away, in Yaletown |
| Victory Square, VancouverListed in a community heritage register · 1886 · 2.5 km away, in Yaletown |
Homes by age
Fairview added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 1.8%, where most towns have 4.1%
Before 1961: 16% of Fairview’s homes, near the usual 18%. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 38% of Fairview’s homes. Over half of the homes in Fairview were already standing by 2001.
16%
Before 1961
30%
1961–80
38%
1981–2000
13%
2001–15
1.8%
2016–21
FairviewTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Fairview and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 33,969 | 1 | 0 | 1935 |
| Granville Entertainment District | 19,125 | 6 | 3 | 1907 |
| Kitsilano | 27,320 | 2 | 1 | 1928 |
| Yaletown | 40,297 | 10 | 0 | 1886 |
| South Cambie | 9,846 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Davie Village | 16,833 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Shaughnessy | 8,034 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Fairview in brief
Fairview has 1 historic place. Its housing is young: only 16% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: one historic place is about usual for its size (the median is 1); and its one place was designated in 1997.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 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.
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- Map points. Pins for federal places come from Wikidata rather than Parks Canada, which gives no points.
- 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.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
Questions about Fairview’s history
How many historic places does Fairview have on the registers?
1 historic place inside Fairview, by the federal, Québec and Wikidata-known registers.
What is the oldest building in Fairview?
Seaforth Armoury, a Recognized Federal Heritage Building, begun in 1935.
How old are the homes in Fairview?
16% 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).