In Weston, 59% of homes go back before 1961
Weston’s share is 3.4 times the typical 18%. The registers count 23 places within 5 km of Weston; the closest, Ukrainian Labour Temple, is 2.9 km away. For the highest designations, the closest town is West Alexander, 3.2 km off.
Within 5 km of Weston, the record goes back to 1880
Around Weston, not inside it: the places within 5 km, by the first construction date on record.
19 places within 5 km have a date. Exchange District, in West Alexander, goes back furthest, to 1880.
Within 5 km of Weston: 23 places on the registers
The oldest, Exchange District, dates from 1880, 4.1 km away. At 2.9 km, Ukrainian Labour Temple in William Whyte is the closest. Their towns number 13: North St. Boniface, South Portage and Broadway-Assiniboine first.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Ukrainian Labour TempleNational Historic Site · 1918–1920 · 2.9 km away, in William Whyte |
| Minto ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1914–1916 · 3.2 km away, in Minto |
| McGregor Street ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1914–1916 · 3.7 km away, in St. John's |
| Walker TheatreNational Historic Site · 1906–1908 · 4.1 km away, in Central Park |
| Exchange DistrictNational Historic Site · 1880–1914 · 4.1 km away, in West Alexander |
| Former Union Bank Building and AnnexNational Historic Site · 1903–1905 · 4.2 km away, in West Alexander |
| Confederation BuildingNational Historic Site · 1912–1913 · 4.2 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Pantages Playhouse TheatreNational Historic Site · 1913–1915 · 4.3 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Ukrainian Cultural and Educational CentreListed historical resource · 1944 · 4.3 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Birks BuildingListed historical resource · 4.3 km away, in South Portage |
| Early Skyscrapers in WinnipegNational Historic Site · 1912–1919 · 4.4 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Royal Manitoba Theatre CentreNational Historic Site · 1969–1971 · 4.4 km away, in North St. Boniface |
Little new building in Weston: 3.1% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Only 10% of Weston’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 3.1% of Weston’s, against 15% in the typical town. Count back from today and half of Weston’s homes are older than 1961.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Weston compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 6,600 to 6,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Annapolis County, Subdivision A and Glenwood. The middle one has 0. 14 of them have nothing on the registers.
Weston and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | 6,661 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brooklands | 3,114 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Burrows-Keewatin | 2,506 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Shaughnessy Park | 5,169 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Burrows Central | 5,565 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sargent Park | 6,242 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Daniel McIntyre | 9,584 | 0 | 0 | — |
Weston in brief
Of the homes standing in Weston, 59% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Weston’s history
How many historic places does Weston have on the registers?
Inside Weston, none so far. At 2.9 km, Ukrainian Labour Temple in William Whyte is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Weston?
The 2021 Census dates 59% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).