Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0History around Oakridge: 35 designated places within 10 km
Heritage of the first rank begins 1.8 km from Oakridge, in Marpole. The 2021 Census dates 9% of its homes to 2016 or later, against 4.1% in most towns.
Bloedel Conservatory, 1.8 km from Oakridge, is the closest
By designation: 19 provincial or municipal listings, 10 National Historic Sites and 4 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. The oldest, Vancouver's Chinatown, dates from 1880, 6.1 km away. Marpole Midden, 2.9 km away, leads 11 places with the top designation.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Bloedel ConservatoryListed in a community heritage register · 1969 · 1.8 km away, in Riley Park |
| Marpole MiddenNational Historic Site · 1892 · 2.9 km away, in Marpole |
| Bessborough ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1932–1934 · 4.3 km away, in Kitsilano |
| Seaforth ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 5 km away, in Fairview |
| Canadian National Railways / VIA Rail Station, Vancouver, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1917–1918 · 5.5 km away, in Strathcona |
| St. RochNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 5.8 km away, in Kitsilano |
| Orpheum TheatreNational Historic Site · 1926–1928 · 5.8 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Vogue TheatreNational Historic Site · 1940–1942 · 5.8 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1899–1903 · 5.8 km away, in Yaletown |
| Queen Elizabeth TheatreListed in a community heritage register · 5.9 km away, in Yaletown |
| Electra BuildingListed in a community heritage register · 1957 · 5.9 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Sam Kee BuildingHeritage designation · 1913 · 6 km away, in Yaletown |
Around Oakridge, within 10 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1880
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Oakridge, dated by the first construction year on their records.
29 places within 10 km have a date. First by date comes Vancouver's Chinatown in Strathcona, from 1880.
Most of Oakridge’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000: 28%
Over half of the homes in Oakridge were already standing by 2001. Homes from before 1961 are 16% of Oakridge’s housing, about the typical 18%. 27% of Oakridge’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Oakridge and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakridge | 14,071 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Marpole | 28,182 | 1 | 1 | 1892 |
| Shaughnessy | 8,034 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sunset | 37,186 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Cambie | 9,846 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kerrisdale | 14,105 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Riley Park | 23,682 | 1 | 0 | 1969 |
Oakridge in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 16%, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
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.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
Questions about Oakridge’s history
How many historic places does Oakridge have on the registers?
Inside Oakridge, none so far; Bloedel Conservatory, 1.8 km away in Riley Park, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Oakridge?
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).