LocalProvincially Registered Property · 1911Hampton LighthousePhoto: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Hampton Lighthouse · Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.01historic place on the registers
History of Annapolis County, Subdivision B · Canada’s heritage registers
51% of Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s homes were built before 1961
Annapolis County, Subdivision B has 2.9 times what the typical town has (18%). Inside the town the registers count 1 historic place. That is 2 for every 10,000 people, a higher rate than 86% of Canadian towns. Hampton Lighthouse, from 1911, is the town’s provincially registered property.
Historic places
1
2 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Provincial and local listings
1
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1911
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
51%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Provincial and local listings
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 1, by tier
1 Provincial and local listings
Federal designations come from Parks Canada’s directory; a province’s or a council’s own listing shows here only when Wikidata holds it and an encyclopedia covers it.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Provincial and local listings
One local listing in Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
The heritage closest to Annapolis County, Subdivision B: Mount Hanley Schoolhouse Museum, at 14 km
De Gannes-Cosby House, 25 km away, leads 11 places with the top designation. The record reaches back to 1600 with Melanson Settlement, 32 km away. Their towns number 5: Annapolis County, Subdivision A, Digby and Annapolis County, Subdivision C first.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Mount Hanley Schoolhouse MuseumProvincially Registered Property · 1850 · 14 km away, in Annapolis County, Subdivision C |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1902–1903 · 17 km away, in Middleton |
| De Gannes-Cosby HouseNational Historic Site · 1708–1709 · 25 km away, in Annapolis County, Subdivision A |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Annapolis Royal, Nova ScotiaHeritage Railway Station · 1915–1916 · 25 km away, in Annapolis County, Subdivision A |
| Bailey HouseProvincially Registered Property · 25 km away, in Annapolis County, Subdivision A |
| O'Dell House MuseumMunicipally Registered Property · 1868 · 25 km away, in Annapolis County, Subdivision A |
| Bonnett HouseMunicipally Registered Property · 1773 · 25 km away, in Annapolis County, Subdivision A |
| Annapolis County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1837–1838 · 25 km away, in Annapolis County, Subdivision A |
| Saint Luke's Anglican ChurchProvincially Registered Property · 25 km away, in Annapolis County, Subdivision A |
| Adams-Ritchie HouseMunicipally Registered Property · 1713 · 25 km away, in Annapolis County, Subdivision A |
| Sinclair Inn / Farmer's HotelNational Historic Site · 1710–1711 · 25 km away, in Annapolis County, Subdivision A |
| Annapolis Royal Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1605–1606 · 25 km away, in Annapolis County, Subdivision A |
Homes by age
Little new building in Annapolis County, Subdivision B: 0.7% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 8% of Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s, against 15% in the typical town. Few of Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 21%, the norm 27%. Over half of the homes in Annapolis County, Subdivision B were already standing by 1961.
51%
Before 1961
21%
1961–80
20%
1981–2000
8%
2001–15
0.7%
2016–21
Annapolis County, Subdivision BTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born here
9 lives that began in Annapolis County, Subdivision B before 1914
The latest, John Elvin Shaffner, was born in 1911. It starts with Avard Longley, born in 1823. 6 of the 9 were born in the years before Confederation. Fame, by Wikipedia: John Stuart Foster first, in 7 languages.
Avard Longley
Jared C. Troop
Thomas F. Porter
James Wilberforce Longley
Orlando Daniels
Sophie Margaretta Almon Hensley
William Reginald Morse
John Stuart Foster
John Elvin Shaffner
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JF
John Stuart Foster1890–1964 · Canadian physicist
James Wilberforce Longley1849–1922 · Canadian politician
OD
Orlando Daniels1860–1927 · Canadian politician
Avard Longley1823–1884 · Canadian politician
Thomas F. Porter1847–1927 · American politician
Sophie Margaretta Almon Hensley1866–1946 · Canadian journalist, poet
JS
John Elvin Shaffner1911–2001 · Canadian politician
JT
Jared C. Troop1837–1876 · Canadian politician
Everyone born in Annapolis County, Subdivision B → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Towns its size
Annapolis County, Subdivision B has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,100 to 5,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Annapolis County, Subdivision B1
Ahead of it: Queen Alexandra. The typical town its size has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Neighbours
Annapolis County, Subdivision B and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis County, Subdivision B | 5,086 | 1 | 0 | 1911 |
| Middleton | 1,978 | 1 | 0 | 1902 |
In brief
Annapolis County, Subdivision B in brief
Of the homes standing in Annapolis County, Subdivision B, 51% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The count is 1 historic place. Just one town of its size, out of 16, has more historic places. Of its people of the past, the best known are John Stuart Foster (1890), James Wilberforce Longley (1849) and Orlando Daniels (1860).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- Map points. Where a federal place sits on the map is Wikidata’s placing; the directory itself has no coordinates.
Questions about Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s history
How old are the homes in Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
51% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
How many historic places does Annapolis County, Subdivision B have on the registers?
1 historic place inside Annapolis County, Subdivision B, by the federal, Québec and Wikidata-known registers.
What is the oldest building in Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
Hampton Lighthouse, a Provincially Registered Property, begun in 1911.
Why might a heritage building in Annapolis County, Subdivision B be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows 15 more listings in Annapolis County, Subdivision B, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article they get no page.
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).