TopNational Historic Site · 1802–1806Argyle Township Court House and Gaol8168 Highway 3Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Argyle Township Court House and Gaol · Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.02historic places on the registers
History of Argyle · Canada’s heritage registers
Before 1961: 37% of the homes in Argyle
Against 18% in the typical town, Argyle has 2.1 times the share. On the registers the town counts 2 historic places, one at the top. Argyle Township Court House and Gaol, begun in 1802, is the oldest by its record. The list takes in a provincial or municipal listing.
Historic places
2
2.4 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Provincial and local listings
1
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1802
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
37%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
Look around Argyle: 2 photos
The photos cover both places on Argyle’s registers. You can start with Argyle Township Court House and Gaol and Sainte Anne's Catholic Church.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Argyle’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designationsProvincial and local listings
Each dot is a place: point at it for the name, tap it for its page.
The 2, by tier
1 Highest designations1 Provincial and local listings
Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists the places the Government of Canada has recognized; outside Québec, provincial and municipal listings come only through Wikidata, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
Argyle’s top designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Provincial and local listings
One more place Argyle or its province protects
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
LocalMunicipally Registered Property · 1901Sainte Anne's Catholic ChurchPhoto: paulhami · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Around the town
16 km from Argyle: Chebogue Cemetery, the nearest on the registers
Count to 25 km and there are 3. By age, Cape Forchu Lighthouse leads, from 1839, at 21 km.
The 3 nearest, within 25 km
| Chebogue CemeteryMunicipally Registered Property · 16 km away, in Yarmouth |
| Yarmouth County Museum & ArchivesMunicipally Registered Property · 1935 · 17 km away, in Yarmouth |
| Cape Forchu LighthouseMunicipally Registered Property · 1839 · 21 km away, in Yarmouth |
Homes by age
Argyle added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 2.3%, where most towns have 4.1%
More than half of Argyle’s housing predates 1981. Few of Argyle’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 7.2%, the norm 15%. 29% of Argyle’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%.
37%
Before 1961
29%
1961–80
25%
1981–2000
7.2%
2001–15
2.3%
2016–21
ArgyleTypical 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
14 Argyle births on record from before 1914
The most recent birth is Clarence d'Entremont’s, in 1909. 3 Wikipedias cover Edgar Keith Spinney, the most of anyone here. Of the 14, 7 were born in the years before Confederation. In 1745 came the earliest, Benoni d'Entremont.
Benoni d'Entremont
Simon d'Entremont
Cornelius Forman Hatfield
Albert Gayton
Edgar Keith Spinney
Henry d'Entremont
Albert A. Pothier
Henry S. LeBlanc
Raymond Neri d'Entremont
René W.E. Landry
Evée LeBlanc
Vincent Pottier
Frederick Thomas Armstrong
Clarence d'Entremont
170017501800185019001950
ES
Edgar Keith Spinney1851–1926 · Canadian politician
FA
Frederick Thomas Armstrong1907–1990 · Canadian politician
Simon d'Entremont1788–1886 · Canadian politician
VP
Vincent Pottier1897–1980 · Canadian politician
BD
Benoni d'Entremont1745–1841
CH
Cornelius Forman Hatfield1828–1910 · Canadian politician
AG
Albert Gayton1840–1923 · Canadian politician
HD
Henry d'Entremont1859–1920 · Canadian politician
Everyone born in Argyle → 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
Argyle has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 8,200 to 8,300 residents, by places on the registers.
Argyle2
Just one has more: Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Their median is 0. For 10, the registers list nothing.
Neighbours
Argyle and its neighbours
In brief
Argyle in brief
The 2021 Census dates 37% of Argyle’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The count is 2 historic places, one with the highest designation, with Argyle Township Court House and Gaol first. Just one town of its size, out of 16, has more historic places. Edgar Keith Spinney (1851), Frederick Thomas Armstrong (1907) and Simon d'Entremont (1788) lead its people of the past. Everything else is close to the norm: its designation dates from 2005.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Map points. Where a federal place sits on the map is Wikidata’s placing; the directory itself has no coordinates.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Argyle’s history
How old are the homes in Argyle?
37% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Which places in Argyle have the highest designation?
It is Argyle Township Court House and Gaol.
What is the oldest building in Argyle?
By its record, Argyle Township Court House and Gaol, from 1802 (National Historic Site).
Why might a heritage building in Argyle be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 11 further listings in Argyle show up only as Wikidata numbers.
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).