Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAround Antigonish County, Subdivision B, 6 historic places within 50 km
Antigonish, 18 km from Antigonish County, Subdivision B, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Records name 10 people born in Antigonish County, Subdivision B before 1914; the first is John Cameron.
Antigonish County Court House, 18 km from Antigonish County, Subdivision B, is the closest
The earliest date is Old Guysborough Court House Museum’s, 1843, 31 km away. All told, 6 places are within 50 km. Between them, 4 towns share them, mainly Antigonish, Guysborough and Antigonish County, Subdivision A.
The 6 nearest, within 50 km
| Antigonish County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1855–1856 · 18 km away, in Antigonish |
| St Ninian's CathedralProvincially Registered Property · 1867 · 18 km away, in Antigonish |
| Old Guysborough Court House MuseumProvincially Registered Property · 1843 · 31 km away, in Guysborough |
| Cape George LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1968 · 33 km away, in Antigonish County, Subdivision A |
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1902–1903 · 44 km away, in Inverness |
| Queensport LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1936 · 47 km away, in Guysborough |
Within 50 km of Antigonish County, Subdivision B, the record goes back to 1843
The nearest historic places to Antigonish County, Subdivision B, out to 50 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Within 50 km, 6 records give a date. Before Confederation: 2. Old Guysborough Court House Museum, in Guysborough, goes back furthest, to 1843.
The biggest share of Antigonish County, Subdivision B’s homes dates from 1961 to 1980: 29%
18% of Antigonish County, Subdivision B’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. Homes from before 1961 are 22% of Antigonish County, Subdivision B’s housing, about the typical 18%. New building is strong in Antigonish County, Subdivision B: 5.8% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born in Antigonish County, Subdivision B, 1827 to 1901
Ronald MacDonald is the most written about, in 8 languages. 10 people on the record were born here before 1914. At 87, Joseph Andrew Chisholm outlived the rest, dying in 1950. The decades after Confederation gave 7 of the 10.
Everyone born in Antigonish 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.
Antigonish County, Subdivision B and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B | 6,486 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Antigonish | 5,175 | 2 | 1 | 1855 |
Antigonish County, Subdivision B in brief
Antigonish County, Subdivision B has 22% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Among the lives from its past: Ronald MacDonald (1874), John Cameron (1827) and Joseph Andrew Chisholm (1863). Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
Questions about Antigonish County, Subdivision B’s history
How many historic places does Antigonish County, Subdivision B have on the registers?
None inside Antigonish County, Subdivision B yet. The nearest, Antigonish County Court House, carries the highest designation, 18 km away in Antigonish.
How old are the homes in Antigonish County, Subdivision B?
22% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Antigonish County, Subdivision B be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows 5 more listings in Antigonish 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).