Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainBefore 1961: 32% of the homes in New-Wes-Valley
Most towns have 18%, so New-Wes-Valley has 1.8 times as much. Cape Bonavista Light, 61 km from New-Wes-Valley, heads a list of 11 historic places within 100 km. The closest top-tier heritage is in Bonavista, 65 km from here. Samuel J. Hefferton heads a list of 3 people born in New-Wes-Valley before 1914.
Around New-Wes-Valley, within 100 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1730
The nearest historic places to New-Wes-Valley, out to 100 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Within 100 km, 11 records give a date. 5 are older than 1867. The earliest is Tilting in Fogo Island, begun in 1730.
5 places of the highest rank within 100 km of New-Wes-Valley
They belong to 5 towns, chiefly Bonavista, Trinity Bay North and Fogo Island. The mix: 5 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, 4 National Historic Sites and a provincial or municipal listing. Closest of all is Cape Bonavista Light, in Bonavista, 61 km off.
The 11 nearest, within 100 km
| Cape Bonavista LightProvincial historic site · 1843 · 61 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan Fish StorageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1888–1891 · 65 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan Retail StoreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1860–1875 · 65 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan Store and Fish Purchasing CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1874–1880 · 65 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan PremisesNational Historic Site · 1857–1953 · 65 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan ResidenceClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1860–1861 · 65 km away, in Bonavista |
| TiltingNational Historic Site · 1730–1993 · 71 km away, in Fogo Island |
| Port Union Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1916–1926 · 81 km away, in Trinity Bay North |
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1908–1909 · 82 km away, in Trinity Bay North |
| Boyd's Cove BeothukNational Historic Site · 1981 · 84 km away, in Division No. 8, Subdivision L |
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1894–1895 · 93 km away, in Division No. 8, Subdivision H |
Only 1.1% of New-Wes-Valley’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
New-Wes-Valley built little from 2001 to 2015: 9.4% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. 32% of New-Wes-Valley’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 23%. More than half of New-Wes-Valley’s housing predates 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
3 New-Wes-Valley births on record from before 1914
The most recent birth is Rossy Barbour’s, in 1901. Samuel J. Hefferton comes first, born in 1896. Longest lived was Rossy Barbour, 92 years in all (1993).
Everyone born in New-Wes-Valley → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
New-Wes-Valley in brief
Older stock first: 32% of homes in New-Wes-Valley were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Samuel J. Hefferton (1896), Lester Burry (1898) and Rossy Barbour (1901) are the town’s people of the past on the record.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- 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. 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 federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about New-Wes-Valley’s history
How many historic places does New-Wes-Valley have on the registers?
None within New-Wes-Valley itself; the nearest is 61 km off: Cape Bonavista Light, in Bonavista.
How old are the homes in New-Wes-Valley?
32% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in New-Wes-Valley be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 3 further listings in New-Wes-Valley show up only as Wikidata numbers.
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).