Photo: Marlon Richmond · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Sunset, 34 historic places within 10 km
From Sunset, look 2.8 km away, to Marpole, for the nearest place of the highest designation. The newest homes, 2016 to 2021, are 10% of the total, the typical town 4.1%.
The registers find 34 places within 10 km of Sunset
They are spread over 12 towns, including Yaletown, Granville Entertainment District and Strathcona. For the highest designations, the nearest of 10 is Marpole Midden, 4 km away. The mix: 19 provincial or municipal listings, 9 National Historic Sites and 4 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Bloedel ConservatoryListed in a community heritage register · 1969 · 2.7 km away, in Riley Park |
| Marpole MiddenNational Historic Site · 1892 · 4 km away, in Marpole |
| Canadian National Railways / VIA Rail Station, Vancouver, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1917–1918 · 5.7 km away, in Strathcona |
| Bessborough ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1932–1934 · 6.2 km away, in Kitsilano |
| Vancouver's ChinatownNational Historic Site · 1880–2003 · 6.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| Kuomintang BuildingHeritage designation · 6.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1899–1903 · 6.5 km away, in Yaletown |
| Sam Kee BuildingHeritage designation · 1913 · 6.5 km away, in Yaletown |
| Carnegie Community CentreHeritage designation · 6.5 km away, in Yaletown |
| Seaforth ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 6.5 km away, in Fairview |
| Ovaltine CafeListed in a community heritage register · 1912 · 6.6 km away, in Strathcona |
| Pantages TheatreListed in a community heritage register · 1907 · 6.6 km away, in Yaletown |
Within 10 km of Sunset, the record goes back to 1880
The historic places within 10 km of Sunset, not in it, by the first construction date on each record.
The oldest is Vancouver's Chinatown in Strathcona, from 1880. 28 dated places within 10 km make up the record.
The biggest share of Sunset’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 28%
Like the typical town (18%), Sunset has 18% of its homes from before 1961. 21% of Sunset’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 21% of Sunset’s, against 27% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Sunset compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 36,500 to 37,900 residents, by places on the registers.
8 of them are ahead. The middle one has 1. 8 of them have nothing on the registers.
Sunset and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset | 37,186 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Victoria-Fraserview | 31,095 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Oakridge | 14,071 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kensington-Cedar Cottage | 39,668 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Marpole | 28,182 | 1 | 1 | 1892 |
| Riley Park | 23,682 | 1 | 0 | 1969 |
| Little Saigon | 11,086 | 0 | 0 | — |
Sunset in brief
The pre-1961 share of Sunset’s homes is 18%, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 1.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about Sunset’s history
How many historic places does Sunset have on the registers?
None within Sunset itself; the nearest is 2.7 km off: Bloedel Conservatory, in Riley Park.
How old are the homes in Sunset?
18% 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).