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Canadian National Railways Station, Rivers, ManitobaCanadian National Railways Station, Rivers, Manitoba · Photo: J Hazard · CC BY-SA 3.0
1historic place on the registers
History of Riverdale · Canada’s heritage registers

Riverdale’s past, on the record: 1 historic place

More of Riverdale’s homes are old than in most towns: 33% before 1961, against 18%. Canadian National Railways Station, Rivers, Manitoba, from 1917, is the town’s heritage railway station.

1917oldest building
Historic places
1
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Oldest building
1917
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
33%
typical town: 18%
How it began

Riverdale’s first recorded year: 2015

As a municipality, Riverdale carries the date January 1, 2015 on Wikidata: a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation. It succeeded Daly and Rivers.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The map

Where Riverdale’s history is

Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.

Canadian National Railways Station, Rivers, Manitoba · Heritage Railway Station · 1917–1918
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

Most entries are federal, from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations; local listings outside Québec are known only through Wikidata items with an article.

Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.

Other federal designations

One other place Canada recognizes in Riverdale

Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.

Around the town

Within 50 km of Riverdale, 2 top designations

They are spread over 2 towns, including Brandon and Minnedosa. The first one out is BCATP Hangar No. 1, 25 km away in Brandon. By designation: 2 National Historic Sites, 2 provincial or municipal listings and 2 heritage railway stations.

The 6 nearest, within 50 km

BCATP Hangar No. 1National Historic Site · 1940–1942 · 25 km away, in Brandon
Daly House MuseumMunicipal heritage site · 28 km away, in Brandon
Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Brandon, ManitobaHeritage Railway Station · 1911–1913 · 29 km away, in Brandon
St. Matthew's Anglican CathedralProvincial heritage site · 1913 · 29 km away, in Brandon
Dominion Exhibition Display Building Nº 2National Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 30 km away, in Brandon
Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Minnedosa, ManitobaHeritage Railway Station · 1910–1911 · 37 km away, in Minnedosa
Homes by age

Riverdale is still building: 6.3% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%

Few of Riverdale’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 16%, the norm 23%. Over half of the homes in Riverdale were already standing by 1981. 30% of Riverdale’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%.

33%
Before 1961
30%
1961–80
16%
1981–2000
15%
2001–15
6.3%
2016–21
RiverdaleTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

In brief

Riverdale in brief

Of the homes standing in Riverdale, 33% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. All told, the registers hold 1 historic place. Everything else is close to the norm: its designation dates from 1992.

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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
  • Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
  • 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.
  • The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
  • 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.

Questions about Riverdale’s history

How many historic places does Riverdale have on the registers?

1 historic place inside Riverdale, by the federal, Québec and Wikidata-known registers.

How old are the homes in Riverdale?

Before 1961: 33% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.

What is the oldest building in Riverdale?

Canadian National Railways Station, Rivers, Manitoba, a Heritage Railway Station, begun in 1917.

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).