Photo: Carsten Hanebaum · Public domainThe heritage near Russell: 12 places in a 100 km radius
The closest top-tier heritage to Russell is in Riding Mountain West, 28 km away. Of the 3 people born in Russell before 1914, George Hara Williams came first.
3 places of national importance within 100 km of Russell
All told, 12 places are within 100 km. By age, R. D. McNaughton Building leads, from 1882, at 69 km. Inglis Grain Elevators in Riding Mountain West is the nearest, 25 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Inglis Grain ElevatorsNational Historic Site · 1922–1942 · 25 km away, in Riding Mountain West |
| Esterhazy Flour MillNational Historic Site · 1904–1908 · 53 km away, in Esterhazy |
| Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Roblin, ManitobaHeritage Railway Station · 1906–1907 · 56 km away, in Roblin |
| R. D. McNaughton BuildingMunicipal heritage property · 1882 · 69 km away, in Moosomin |
| Tennis Clubhouse (B-6)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1936 · 95 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Bandstand (B9)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1936 · 96 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Park Administration BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1956–1957 · 96 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Accountant's ResidenceRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1927–1928 · 96 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Casa Loma, Building (A2)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1928–1930 · 96 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Staff Residence Building B-15Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1936 · 96 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Superintendent’s Residence and Works GarageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1931–1933 · 100 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Ukrainian Catholic Church of the ResurrectionNational Historic Site · 1936–1940 · 100 km away, in Dauphin |
The 100 km around Russell keep buildings from as early as 1882
The nearest historic places to Russell, out to 100 km, by the first construction date on each record.
The earliest is R. D. McNaughton Building in Moosomin, begun in 1882. 12 dated places within 100 km make up the record.
A town of older homes: 25% of Russell’s were built before 1961 (18% is typical)
From 2016 on, Russell built 3.5% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 39% of Russell’s homes. Only 11% of Russell’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
3 people born in Russell before 1914
The line ends with Richard H. G. Bonnycastle (1903). 9 Wikipedias cover Red Dutton, the most of anyone here. George Hara Williams comes first, born in 1894. Of them all, Red Dutton lived longest: 90 years, until 1987.
Everyone born in Russell → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
How Russell compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,700 to 2,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Bonaventure and Macamic. Their median is 0. 14 of them have nothing on the registers.
Russell in brief
The 2021 Census dates 25% of Russell’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Three lives from its past stand out: Red Dutton (1897), George Hara Williams (1894) and Richard H. G. Bonnycastle (1903). Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about Russell’s history
How many historic places does Russell have on the registers?
None in Russell itself. The closest is Inglis Grain Elevators in Riding Mountain West, 25 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Russell?
Before 1961: 25% of its homes; 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).