Photo: Haydn Blackey · CC BY-SA 2.0Beyond Pouch Cove’s limits, 29 historic places within 25 km
The nearest town to Pouch Cove with a top designation is St. John's, 23 km away. 4.8% of its homes went up between 2016 and 2021; the typical town built 4.1%.
Within 25 km of Pouch Cove, 21 top designations
The radius of 25 km holds 29. Nearest comes Pleasantville-Building 223, 20 km off, in St. John's. Oldest of them is Fort William (1697), 22 km off.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Pleasantville-Building 223Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1955–1957 · 20 km away, in St. John's |
| Christ Church / Quidi Vidi ChurchNational Historic Site · 1842–1843 · 21 km away, in St. John's |
| Mallard CottageNational Historic Site · 1820–1841 · 21 km away, in St. John's |
| WinterholmeNational Historic Site · 1905–1908 · 21 km away, in St. John's |
| St. Thomas Rectory / Commissariat House and GardenNational Historic Site · 1818–1822 · 21 km away, in St. John's |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1827–1832 · 21 km away, in St. John's |
| Rennie's Mill Road Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1846–1921 · 22 km away, in St. John's |
| Colonial BuildingProvincial historic site · 22 km away, in St. John's |
| Anderson HouseCity of St. John's heritage site · 1804 · 22 km away, in St. John's |
| Fort WilliamNational Historic Site · 1697–1698 · 22 km away, in St. John's |
| Bishop Feild CollegeCity of St. John's heritage site · 1844 · 22 km away, in St. John's |
| Murray PremisesNational Historic Site · 1847–1850 · 22 km away, in St. John's |
Most of what stands within 25 km of Pouch Cove dates from the years before Confederation
The area here stretches to 25 km around Pouch Cove: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Oldest of all: Fort William, St. John's, 1697. 24 places within 25 km have a date. Before Confederation: 17.
Most of Pouch Cove’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 27%
Over half of the homes in Pouch Cove were already standing by 1981. At 23%, Pouch Cove’s share of pre-1961 homes is above the typical town’s 18%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 26% of Pouch Cove’s, against 15% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Pouch Cove and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouch Cove | 2,270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Flatrock | 1,938 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Torbay | 8,297 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove | 2,601 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's | 9,167 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wabana | 2,008 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pouch Cove in brief
Before 1961: 23% of Pouch Cove’s homes, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- 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.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
Questions about Pouch Cove’s history
How many historic places does Pouch Cove have on the registers?
Not inside Pouch Cove. The closest is Pleasantville-Building 223 in St. John's, 20 km away.
How old are the homes in Pouch Cove?
Before 1961: 23% of its homes; 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).