TopNational Historic Site · 1866–1901Rosamond Woollen Mill3 Rosamond Street EastPhoto: D. Gordin E. Robertson; derivative work: Skeezix1000 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Former Almonte Post Office · Photo: Brent Eades · CC BY 2.02historic places on the registers
History of Almonte · Canada’s heritage registers
Heritage in Almonte: 2 historic places, all of the highest rank
Almonte’s oldest dated place, Rosamond Woollen Mill, goes back to 1866. For every 10,000 residents Almonte has 1.2, ahead of 81% of Canadian towns. 3 further listings on provincial or municipal registers are known only through Wikidata, so they have no page of their own.
Historic places
2
1.2 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
2
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Oldest building
1866
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
27%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
Past and present Almonte: 2 photos, 2 old views
Two worth a look first: Former Almonte Post Office and Rosamond Woollen Mill. Each of Almonte’s two designated places has a photo. Old pictures of 2 places in Almonte fill their own pages.
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.
Through time
Almonte, 1890 to 1905
Here in time order: the oldest views of 2 of its historic places. The dots mark each picture’s year; tap one to enlarge it.
c. 1890
c. 1905Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where Almonte’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designations
Tap any dot to open that place’s own page; hovering shows its name.
The 2, by tier
2 Highest designations
The federal directory kept by Parks Canada supplies most of these places; provincial and municipal lists outside Québec aren’t open data, so only the ones Wikidata documents with an article appear.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
2 places in Almonte with the highest designation
The oldest, Rosamond Woollen Mill, dates from 1866; the newest from 1889. National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Designations came from 1983 to 1986. Each one opens its own page.
TopNational Historic Site · 1889–1892Former Almonte Post Office73 Mill StreetPhoto: Brent Eades · CC BY 2.0 · Commons file
Around the town
191 historic places within 50 km of Almonte
“Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Carleton Place, Ontario” in Carleton Place is the nearest, 12 km away. Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters, 18 km off, is the nearest of 64 top-tier places. They are 66 municipal citations, 51 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and 34 National Historic Sites.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Carleton Place, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1921–1923 · 12 km away, in Carleton Place |
| Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government HeadquartersNational Historic Site · 1959–1962 · 18 km away, in Carp |
| D.A. Gillies BuildingNational Historic Site · 1896–1899 · 25 km away, in Arnprior |
| Gillies Grove and HouseNational Historic Site · 1937–1938 · 27 km away, in McNab/Braeside |
| Cimetière EdeyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 32 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Maison Delormey-EdeyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1890 · 32 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Ancienne station de pompage d'AylmerMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1895 · 33 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| 4, rue Raoul-RoyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1890 · 33 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Symmes HotelNational Historic Site · 1831–1832 · 33 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Maison TakerMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1896 · 33 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Maison James-Finlayson-TaylorMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1842–1843 · 33 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| 19, rue ThomasMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1880 · 33 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
Homes by age
Almonte is still building: 13% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
More than half of Almonte’s housing predates 2001. Before 1961: 27% of Almonte’s homes, against 18% in most towns. Almonte built little from 1961 to 1980: 17% of its homes, where most towns have 27%.
27%
Before 1961
17%
1961–80
25%
1981–2000
19%
2001–15
13%
2016–21
AlmonteTypical 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
James Naismith and 6 more born in Almonte before 1914
Of the 7, 4 were born in the decades after Confederation. Canada counts James Naismith among its national historic persons. The longest life here was William B. Munro’s, 82 years, ending in 1957. Before 1914, 7 births here made the record.
Stephen Vincent Ryan
William McCreary
James Naismith
Ernest Shipman
William B. Munro
Edwin McGregor
John Raymond O'Neill
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James Naismith1861–1939 · Person of national historic significance (1976) · Canadian-American c…
Stephen Vincent Ryan1825–1896 · Catholic bishop
William B. Munro1875–1957 · Canadian scientist
Ernest Shipman1871–1931 · Canadian film producer
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John Raymond O'Neill1891–1951 · Canadian politician
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William McCreary1855–1904 · Canadian politician
Edwin McGregor1885–1955 · Canadian ice hockey player
Everyone born in Almonte → Born before 1914. Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against Wikipedia; national historic persons from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, matched by name and life years.
Towns its size
Almonte has the 3rd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 15,900 to 16,200 residents, by places on the registers.
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Only Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines and Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides have more. The middle one has 0. 9 of them have nothing on the registers.
Neighbours
Almonte and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonte | 16,073 | 2 | 2 | 1866 |
| Corkery | 3,822 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carleton Place | 14,837 | 1 | 0 | 1921 |
| Beckwith | 10,073 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kinburn | 2,639 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carp | 5,621 | 1 | 1 | 1959 |
In brief
Almonte in brief
Almonte’s homes from before 1961 come to 27%, against 18% in the typical town. In all there are 2 historic places, 2 with the highest designation, including Rosamond Woollen Mill. Only 2 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more historic places. Of its people of the past, the best known are James Naismith (1861), Stephen Vincent Ryan (1825) and William B. Munro (1875). For the rest, the list grew between 1983 and 1986.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- 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.
- Map points. Federal places get their map points from Wikidata, since Parks Canada’s files carry none; they are as mapped there.
Questions about Almonte’s history
Which places in Almonte have the highest designation?
Rosamond Woollen Mill and Former Almonte Post Office.
What is the oldest building in Almonte?
By its record, Rosamond Woollen Mill, from 1866 (National Historic Site).
How old are the homes in Almonte?
27% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Almonte be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows 3 more listings in Almonte, 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).