TopNational Historic Site · 1918–1920Ukrainian Labour Temple591-595 Pritchard AvenuePhoto: Jessica Losorata · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Ukrainian Labour Temple · Photo: Jessica Losorata · CC BY-SA 4.01historic place on the registers
History of William Whyte · Canada’s heritage registers
William Whyte keeps its older homes: 58% from before 1961
The typical town has 18%: William Whyte has 3.3 times the share. The registers list 1 historic place inside the town, and it carries the highest designation. For every 10,000 residents that makes 0.9, ahead of 78% of Canadian towns. The one entry is Ukrainian Labour Temple (1918), a national historic site.
Historic places
1
0.9 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Oldest building
1918
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
58%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where William Whyte’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designations
Dots open their places’ pages; hover first to read the name.
The 1, by tier
1 Highest designations
What the map shows is the open record: the federal directory in full, and from provincial or municipal lists only the places Wikidata ties to an encyclopedia article.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
William Whyte’s top designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
The highest designation, 22 times, within 5 km of William Whyte
Nearest comes Ross House Museum, 1.3 km off, in North Point Douglas. The mix: 22 National Historic Sites, 10 provincial or municipal listings and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. Count to 5 km and there are 34.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Ross House MuseumListed historical resource · 1947 · 1.3 km away, in North Point Douglas |
| McGregor Street ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1914–1916 · 1.4 km away, in St. John's |
| Cathedral of St. JohnProvincial heritage site · 1.4 km away, in Luxton |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station (Winnipeg)National Historic Site · 1904–1907 · 1.5 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Ukrainian Cultural and Educational CentreListed historical resource · 1944 · 1.7 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Former Union Bank Building and AnnexNational Historic Site · 1903–1905 · 1.9 km away, in West Alexander |
| Pantages Playhouse TheatreNational Historic Site · 1913–1915 · 1.9 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Exchange DistrictNational Historic Site · 1880–1914 · 1.9 km away, in West Alexander |
| Confederation BuildingNational Historic Site · 1912–1913 · 1.9 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Royal Manitoba Theatre CentreNational Historic Site · 1969–1971 · 2 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Early Skyscrapers in WinnipegNational Historic Site · 1912–1919 · 2.1 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Walker TheatreNational Historic Site · 1906–1908 · 2.2 km away, in Central Park |
Homes by age
58% of William Whyte’s homes were built before 1961
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 4.3% of William Whyte’s, against 15% in the typical town. Only 7% of William Whyte’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. From 2016 on, William Whyte built 3.6% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%.
58%
Before 1961
23%
1961–80
7%
1981–2000
4.3%
2001–15
3.6%
2016–21
William WhyteTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
William Whyte has the 3rd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 11,400 to 11,500 residents, by places on the registers.
William Whyte1
Only Banff and Milton-Parc have more. The typical town its size has 0. 11 of them have nothing on the registers.
Neighbours
William Whyte and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Whyte | 11,432 | 1 | 1 | 1918 |
| North Point Douglas | 2,670 | 1 | 0 | 1947 |
| Centennial | 4,483 | 0 | 0 | — |
| St. John's | 8,492 | 1 | 0 | 1914 |
| Inkster-Faraday | 3,700 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Burrows Central | 5,565 | 0 | 0 | — |
| West Alexander | 5,161 | 2 | 2 | 1880 |
In brief
William Whyte in brief
Of the homes standing in William Whyte, 58% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Together that makes 1 historic place, one with the highest designation, led by Ukrainian Labour Temple. Only 2 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more historic places. Everything else is close to the norm: its one place was designated in 2009.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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. 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. 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.
- Map points. Federal places get their map points from Wikidata, since Parks Canada’s files carry none; they are as mapped there.
Questions about William Whyte’s history
How old are the homes in William Whyte?
Before 1961: 58% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Which places in William Whyte have the highest designation?
Just one: Ukrainian Labour Temple.
What is the oldest building in William Whyte?
Ukrainian Labour Temple — its record dates it to 1918 (National Historic Site).
Why might a heritage building in William Whyte be missing here?
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. One more listing in William Whyte is known through Wikidata alone, so it is counted, not paged.
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).