In a 50 km circle around Victoria: 38 places on the registers
Heritage of the first rank begins 3.6 km from Victoria, in Carbonear. Homes from before 1961 are 11% of the stock, under the 18% of the typical town.
The registers find 38 places within 50 km of Victoria
The mix: 25 National Historic Sites, 10 provincial or municipal listings and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. They belong to 8 towns, chiefly St. John's, Division No. 1, Subdivision M and Carbonear. By age, Fort William leads, from 1697, at 45 km.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)National Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 3.5 km away, in Carbonear |
| Harbour Grace Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1830–1831 · 8.2 km away, in Harbour Grace |
| Cable BuildingNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 19 km away, in Bay Roberts |
| Kent CottageRegistered heritage structure · 25 km away, in Division No. 1, Subdivision M |
| Brigus Stone BarnRegistered heritage structure · 26 km away, in Division No. 1, Subdivision M |
| Hawthorne CottageNational Historic Site · 1830–1831 · 26 km away, in Division No. 1, Subdivision M |
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1894–1895 · 43 km away, in Division No. 7, Subdivision L |
| Admiralty House Museum & ArchivesCity of Mount Pearl heritage site · 1914 · 44 km away, in Mount Pearl |
| WinterholmeNational Historic Site · 1905–1908 · 44 km away, in St. John's |
| Rennie's Mill Road Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1846–1921 · 44 km away, in St. John's |
| St. John's Ecclesiastical DistrictCity of St. John's heritage district · 45 km away, in St. John's |
| Fort TownshendNational Historic Site · 1773–1780 · 45 km away, in St. John's |
The 50 km around Victoria keep buildings from as early as 1697
The area here stretches to 50 km around Victoria: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Dated places within 50 km: 31. 20 are older than 1867. First by date comes Fort William in St. John's, from 1697.
Only 2.1% of Victoria’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Half of the homes standing in Victoria today were built before 2001. The busiest building years in Victoria were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 37% of today’s homes. Victoria has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 32%, where most towns have 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Victoria and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 1,837 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carbonear | 5,041 | 1 | 1 | 1917 |
| Harbour Grace | 2,872 | 1 | 1 | 1830 |
| Upper Island Cove | 1,553 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spaniard's Bay | 2,664 | 0 | 0 | — |
Victoria in brief
Its housing is young: only 11% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- 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.
Questions about Victoria’s history
How many historic places does Victoria have on the registers?
Not within Victoria. Its nearest is a top designation: Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway), 3.5 km away in Carbonear.
How old are the homes in Victoria?
11% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
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).