TopNational Historic Site · 1813Battle of Stoney Creek77 King Street WestPhoto: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat · Public domain · Commons file
Battlefield House · Photo: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat · Public domain2historic places on the registers
History of Battlefield · Canada’s heritage registers
Battlefield’s oldest designated place, Battlefield House, dates from 1796
Before 1961: 37% of Battlefield’s homes, where most towns have 18%. Inside the town the registers count 2 historic places; one is a top designation. Few towns have as much for their size: 3.1 for every 10,000 residents, more than 90% of Canadian towns. The record has a provincial or municipal listing.
Historic places
2
3.1 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Provincial and local listings
1
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1796
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
37%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
Look around Battlefield: 2 photos
The photos cover both places on Battlefield’s registers. Begin with Battle of Stoney Creek, then Battlefield House.
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.
The map
Where Battlefield’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designationsProvincial and local listings
Each dot is a place: point at it for the name, tap it for its page.
The 2, by tier
1 Highest designations1 Provincial and local listings
Most entries are federal, from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations; local listings outside Québec are known only through Wikidata items with an article.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
Battlefield’s top designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Provincial and local listings
One more place Battlefield or its province protects
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
LocalOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1796Battlefield HousePhoto: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat · Public domain · Commons file
Around the town
13 designated places lie within 10 km of Battlefield
They are 10 National Historic Sites, 2 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station. Corktown, Beasley and Durand hold most of them, among 8 towns. Erland Lee (Museum) Home in Fruitland is the nearest, 3.8 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Erland Lee (Museum) HomeNational Historic Site · 1808–1809 · 3.8 km away, in Fruitland |
| Hamilton WaterworksNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 4 km away, in Parkview West |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 9.2 km away, in Corktown |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 9.2 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 9.3 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 9.4 km away, in Beasley |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 9.5 km away, in Durand |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 9.5 km away, in Beasley |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 9.5 km away, in Durand |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 9.5 km away, in Beasley |
| HMCS HaidaNational Historic Site · 1942–1943 · 9.5 km away, in North End East |
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 9.7 km away, in Centremount |
Homes by age
Little new building in Battlefield: 1.4% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Battlefield built little from 2001 to 2015: 3.3% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. Only 9.7% of Battlefield’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. More of Battlefield’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 48%.
37%
Before 1961
48%
1961–80
9.7%
1981–2000
3.3%
2001–15
1.4%
2016–21
BattlefieldTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Battlefield has the 3rd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 6,500 to 6,600 residents, by places on the registers.
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Ahead of it: Kings County, Subdivision D and Mont-Joli. Their median is 0. 11 of them have none.
Neighbours
Battlefield and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield | 6,531 | 2 | 1 | 1796 |
| Stoney Creek | 3,828 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Corman | 6,566 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Riverdale West | 6,804 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kentley | 4,007 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vincent | 10,011 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Riverdale East | 3,416 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Battlefield in brief
Older stock first: 37% of homes in Battlefield were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The lists come to 2 historic places, one with the highest designation, including Battle of Stoney Creek. Only 2 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more historic places. Everything else is close to the norm: its one place was designated in 1960.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- 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.
- 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.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- Map points. Pins for federal places come from Wikidata rather than Parks Canada, which gives no points.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about Battlefield’s history
What is the oldest building in Battlefield?
By its record, Battlefield House, from 1796 (Ontario Heritage Trust easement).
How old are the homes in Battlefield?
Before 1961: 37% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Which places in Battlefield have the highest designation?
Battle of Stoney Creek.
Why might a heritage building in Battlefield be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; one further listing in Battlefield shows up only as a Wikidata number.
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).