National Historic Site · 1859–1860Wolfe Island Township HallMain Street
Photo: Umbra Lab, Inc. · CC BY 4.01historic place on the registers
History of Frontenac Islands · Canada’s heritage registers
Frontenac Islands: 1 historic place, with the highest designation
In Frontenac Islands that place is Wolfe Island Township Hall, a national historic site, from 1859. Of its homes, 28% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Historic places
1
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Oldest building
1859
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
28%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Frontenac Islands’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designations
Each dot is a place: point at it for the name, tap it for its page.
The 1, by tier
1 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
One place in Frontenac Islands with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
Near Frontenac Islands, within 10 km: 6 places of national rank
They are 5 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, 3 Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and 3 National Historic Sites. The first one out is Cedar Island Cathcart Tower, 8.7 km away in Kingston. 11 places lie within 10 km.
The 11 nearest, within 10 km
| Cedar Island Cathcart TowerClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1846–1849 · 8.7 km away, in Kingston |
| Fort HenryNational Historic Site · 1832–1841 · 9.2 km away, in Kingston |
| Royal Military College, Old GymnasiumRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1903–1904 · 9.7 km away, in Kingston |
| Stone Frigate (No. 23)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1820–1821 · 9.7 km away, in Kingston |
| Royal Military College, Mackenzie BuildingClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1876–1879 · 9.8 km away, in Kingston |
| Currie Building, Building No. 15Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1918–1921 · 9.9 km away, in Kingston |
| Kingston Navy YardNational Historic Site · 1789–1854 · 9.9 km away, in Kingston |
| Fort Frederick Martello TowerClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1846–1847 · 9.9 km away, in Kingston |
| Point Frederick BuildingsNational Historic Site · 1790–1847 · 9.9 km away, in Kingston |
| Fort Lasalle DormitoryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1913 · 9.9 km away, in Kingston |
| Royal Military College, Yeo Hall Mess BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1936 · 10 km away, in Kingston |
Homes by age
Frontenac Islands’s building boom came from 1981 to 2000: 29% of its homes
Few of Frontenac Islands’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 20%, the norm 27%. From 2016 to 2021 Frontenac Islands added 5% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%. Frontenac Islands has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 19%, where most towns have 15%.
28%
Before 1961
20%
1961–80
29%
1981–2000
19%
2001–15
5%
2016–21
Frontenac IslandsTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Frontenac Islands and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontenac Islands | 1,963 | 1 | 1 | 1859 |
| Kingston | 149,527 | 95 | 38 | 1673 |
In brief
Frontenac Islands in brief
The 2021 Census dates 28% of Frontenac Islands’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. There are 1 historic place in all, one with the highest designation; Wolfe Island Township Hall heads them. For the rest, its one place was designated in 1984.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- Map points. Parks Canada publishes no coordinates, so federal places are pinned where Wikidata puts them.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 Frontenac Islands’s history
Which places in Frontenac Islands have the highest designation?
Just one: Wolfe Island Township Hall.
What is the oldest building in Frontenac Islands?
By its record, Wolfe Island Township Hall, from 1859 (National Historic Site).
How old are the homes in Frontenac Islands?
Before 1961: 28% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
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).