Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0Paradise and its setting: 33 historic places within 25 km
Before 1961: just 1.9% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. Look 9.8 km away, to St. John's, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
33 historic places within 25 km of Paradise
Their towns number 4: St. John's, Mount Pearl and Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove first. By age, Fort William leads, from 1697, at 13 km. At 6.7 km, Admiralty House Museum & Archives in Mount Pearl is the closest.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Admiralty House Museum & ArchivesCity of Mount Pearl heritage site · 1914 · 6.7 km away, in Mount Pearl |
| St. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchNational Historic Site · 1864–1882 · 12 km away, in St. John's |
| Former Newfoundland Railway HeadquartersNational Historic Site · 1901–1904 · 12 km away, in St. John's |
| George Street United ChurchCity of St. John's heritage site · 12 km away, in St. John's |
| Fort TownshendNational Historic Site · 1773–1780 · 12 km away, in St. John's |
| Water Street Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1847–1917 · 12 km away, in St. John's |
| St. John's Ecclesiastical DistrictCity of St. John's heritage district · 12 km away, in St. John's |
| Basilica of St. John the BaptistNational Historic Site · 1839–1856 · 12 km away, in St. John's |
| St. John the Baptist Anglican CathedralNational Historic Site · 1847–1851 · 12 km away, in St. John's |
| WinterholmeNational Historic Site · 1905–1908 · 12 km away, in St. John's |
| St. John's Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1900–1905 · 12 km away, in St. John's |
| Masonic TempleCity of St. John's heritage site · 12 km away, in St. John's |
Near Paradise (25 km around), the dated heritage is mostly from the years before Confederation
The nearest historic places to Paradise, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
26 places within 25 km have a date. Before Confederation: 18. Oldest of all: Fort William, St. John's, 1697.
New homes stand out in Paradise: 9.6% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Paradise has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 55%, where most towns have 15%. Few of Paradise’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 8.3%, the norm 27%. 25% of Paradise’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, close to the typical town’s 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Paradise and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | 26,155 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mount Pearl | 24,266 | 1 | 0 | 1914 |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's | 9,167 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Conception Bay South | 29,725 | 0 | 0 | — |
| St. John's | 128,693 | 35 | 25 | 1697 |
| Wabana | 2,008 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove | 1,005 | 1 | 0 | — |
Paradise in brief
The census dates only 1.9% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Paradise’s history
How many historic places does Paradise have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Paradise; Admiralty House Museum & Archives, in Mount Pearl, is 6.7 km away.
How old are the homes in Paradise?
1.9% predate 1961, where 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).