Photo: Paulo O · Public domain73 heritage places lie within 10 km of Westphal
Only 6.3% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. Eastern Passage, 8.9 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
The heritage closest to Westphal: “Former Hampton Gray Memorial School, Building 14”, at 6.2 km
Their towns number 4: Schmidtville, North End and Austinville first. The radius of 10 km holds 73. Georges Island, 8.3 km off, is the oldest: 1749.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Former Hampton Gray Memorial School, Building 14Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1950–1960 · 6.2 km away, in Eastern Passage |
| Greenvale SchoolMunicipally Registered Property · 1915 · 6.9 km away, in Austinville |
| Quaker Whaler HouseMunicipally Registered Property · 1786 · 7.2 km away, in Austinville |
| Former Stores Building 110 (Carpenter Shop and Smithy)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1885–1891 · 8.3 km away, in Schmidtville |
| Married Officers Quarters, former Building 125Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1901–1902 · 8.3 km away, in Schmidtville |
| Laboratory, former Building 92Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1885–1891 · 8.3 km away, in Schmidtville |
| Former Field Forge Storage Building No. 90Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1873–1878 · 8.3 km away, in Schmidtville |
| Former Guardroom and Prisoners' QuartersRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1866–1867 · 8.3 km away, in Schmidtville |
| Former Artillery Stores, Building 91Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1873–1878 · 8.3 km away, in Schmidtville |
| North Caponiers, Building 82A & 82BRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1829–1832 · 8.3 km away, in Schmidtville |
| Halifax Defense Complex, Georges Island, Fort Charlotte, South, Southeast and Southwest CaponiersRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1866–1868 · 8.3 km away, in Schmidtville |
| Former Guardhouse / Fire Engine House / Coal Stores, Building 114Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1885 · 8.3 km away, in Schmidtville |
Most of what stands within 10 km of Westphal dates from the years before Confederation
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Westphal, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Oldest of all: Georges Island, Schmidtville, 1749. 72 places within 10 km carry a construction date. 40 are older than 1867.
Nothing new from 2016 to 2021 in Westphal, against 4.1% elsewhere
Over half of the homes in Westphal were already standing by 2001. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 44% of Westphal’s, against 23% in the typical town. 18% of Westphal’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Westphal compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,200 to 4,200 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Carleton-sur-Mer, La Pocatière and Napierville have more. The middle one has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Westphal and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westphal | 4,201 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cole Harbour | 21,627 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Woodlawn | 20,925 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Portland Estates | 10,164 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East Preston | 2,573 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Manor Park | 14,148 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lawrencetown | 3,509 | 0 | 0 | — |
Westphal in brief
Its housing is young: only 6.3% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Westphal’s history
How many historic places does Westphal have on the registers?
Not inside Westphal. The closest is Former Hampton Gray Memorial School, Building 14 in Eastern Passage, 6.2 km away.
How old are the homes in Westphal?
The 2021 Census dates 6.3% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).