Photo: DebraJNolan · CC BY-SA 4.0Beyond Garden River 14’s limits, 10 historic places within 25 km
Only 4.8% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. Sault Ste. Marie, 14 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
Garden River 14’s area holds 5 top-tier places within 25 km
10 places lie within 25 km. The first one out is Ermatinger House, 14 km away in Sault Ste. Marie. Among them are 4 National Historic Sites, 3 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and 2 provincial or municipal listings.
The 10 nearest, within 25 km
| Ermatinger HouseNational Historic Site · 1812–1824 · 14 km away, in Sault Ste. Marie |
| Canadian Bushplane Heritage CentreDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1987 · 14 km away, in Sault Ste. Marie |
| Precious Blood CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1875 · 14 km away, in Sault Ste. Marie |
| Algoma Central Engine HouseNational Historic Site · 1912–1913 · 16 km away, in Sault Ste. Marie |
| WorkshopRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1895–1897 · 16 km away, in Sault Ste. Marie |
| Power HouseClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1894–1895 · 16 km away, in Sault Ste. Marie |
| Office BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1895–1897 · 16 km away, in Sault Ste. Marie |
| Sault Ste. Marie CanalNational Historic Site · 1894–1896 · 16 km away, in Sault Ste. Marie |
| Whitefish IslandNational Historic Site · 16 km away, in Sault Ste. Marie |
| Superintendent's HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1896–1897 · 16 km away, in Sault Ste. Marie |
Around Garden River 14, within 25 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
The nearest historic places to Garden River 14, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Ermatinger House, in Sault Ste. Marie, is the oldest (1812). 9 places within 25 km have a date. One predates Confederation.
New homes stand out in Garden River 14: 7.1% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Half of the homes standing in Garden River 14 today were built before 2001. 31% of Garden River 14’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. The busiest building years in Garden River 14 were from 1981 to 2000, which account for 39% of today’s homes.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Garden River 14 and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden River 14 | 1,205 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional | 1,771 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sault Ste. Marie | 81,182 | 11 | 6 | 1812 |
| Laird | 1,221 | 0 | 0 | — |
Garden River 14 in brief
Counted by age, only 4.8% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- 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.
Questions about Garden River 14’s history
How many historic places does Garden River 14 have on the registers?
Nothing inside Garden River 14; Ermatinger House in Sault Ste. Marie, 14 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Garden River 14?
4.8% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).