Heritage within reach of Division No. 1, Subdivision M: 28 places, 50 km or closer
Before 1961: just 9.4% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. The nearest town with a top designation is Bay Roberts, 15 km away. A further 3 sit a short way past the edge of town.
The heritage closest to Division No. 1, Subdivision M: Cable Building, at 17 km
Oldest of them is Fort William (1697), 50 km off. By designation: 19 National Historic Sites, 8 provincial or municipal listings and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. St. John's, Bay Roberts and Harbour Grace hold most of them, among 7 towns.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Cable BuildingNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 17 km away, in Bay Roberts |
| Harbour Grace Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1830–1831 · 28 km away, in Harbour Grace |
| Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)National Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 32 km away, in Carbonear |
| Admiralty House Museum & ArchivesCity of Mount Pearl heritage site · 1914 · 41 km away, in Mount Pearl |
| Petty Harbour Generating StationProvincial or municipal listing · 47 km away, in Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove |
| TowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1908–1909 · 48 km away, in Bay Bulls |
| St. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchNational Historic Site · 1864–1882 · 48 km away, in St. John's |
| Former Newfoundland Railway HeadquartersNational Historic Site · 1901–1904 · 48 km away, in St. John's |
| George Street United ChurchCity of St. John's heritage site · 48 km away, in St. John's |
| Fort TownshendNational Historic Site · 1773–1780 · 49 km away, in St. John's |
| Water Street Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1847–1917 · 49 km away, in St. John's |
| St. John's Ecclesiastical DistrictCity of St. John's heritage district · 49 km away, in St. John's |
Just outside Division No. 1, Subdivision M: 3
| Hawthorne CottageNational Historic Site · 3.3 km outside the town |
| Brigus Stone BarnRegistered heritage structure · 3.5 km outside the town |
| Kent CottageRegistered heritage structure · 4.3 km outside the town |
Around Division No. 1, Subdivision M, within 50 km, most dated places come from the years before Confederation
Places as far as 50 km from Division No. 1, Subdivision M, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
The bars count 23 dated places within 50 km. 14 predate Confederation. Fort William, in St. John's, goes back furthest, to 1697.
A growing town: 6.6% of Division No. 1, Subdivision M’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Division No. 1, Subdivision M has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 30%, where most towns have 15%. Over half of the homes in Division No. 1, Subdivision M were already standing by 2001. 25% of Division No. 1, Subdivision M’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Division No. 1, Subdivision M and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 1, Subdivision M | 1,270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Clarke's Beach | 1,555 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview | 1,180 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Whitbourne | 1,126 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bay Roberts | 6,407 | 1 | 1 | 1913 |
| Holyrood | 2,749 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision Y | 1,374 | 0 | 0 | — |
Division No. 1, Subdivision M in brief
Its housing is young: only 9.4% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Division No. 1, Subdivision M’s history
How many historic places does Division No. 1, Subdivision M have on the registers?
Nothing inside Division No. 1, Subdivision M; Cable Building in Bay Roberts, 17 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Division No. 1, Subdivision M?
Before 1961: 9.4% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Division No. 1, Subdivision M be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; one further listing in Division No. 1, Subdivision M shows up only as a Wikidata number.
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).