Beyond Barnstown’s limits, 17 historic places within 10 km
Before 1961: just 2.6% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. The closest top-tier heritage is in Corktown, 5.4 km from here.
Within 10 km of Barnstown: 17 places on the registers
Of 12 top designations nearby, Sandyford Place is the closest, at 5.5 km. By age, Battlefield House leads, from 1796, at 9.4 km. The nearest is Auchmar, 4 km away in Centremount.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 4 km away, in Centremount |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 5.5 km away, in Durand |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 5.6 km away, in Corktown |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 5.8 km away, in Durand |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 5.8 km away, in Corktown |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 5.9 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 6.6 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 6.8 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 7.1 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Customs HouseNational Historic Site · 1858–1861 · 7.1 km away, in Central |
| Dundurn CastleNational Historic Site · 1834–1836 · 7.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| Burlington HeightsNational Historic Site · 1813–1814 · 7.5 km away, in Strathcona |
Within 10 km of Barnstown, the years before Confederation left the most
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Barnstown, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Within 10 km, building dates exist for 17 places. 10 predate Confederation. The oldest is Battlefield House in Battlefield, from 1796.
Barnstown built the most from 1981 to 2000, 69% of today’s homes
New building in Barnstown runs at the usual pace: 3.6% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%. Only 6.5% of Barnstown’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 18% of Barnstown’s, against 15% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Barnstown compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 6,600 to 6,600 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Sackville, Humboldt and Glenwood. Their median is 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Barnstown and its neighbours
Barnstown in brief
Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 2.6% of the total, 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
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- 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. 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 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
Questions about Barnstown’s history
How many historic places does Barnstown have on the registers?
Not inside Barnstown. The closest is Auchmar in Centremount, 4 km away.
How old are the homes in Barnstown?
Before 1961: 2.6% 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).