Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.05 registered heritage sites stand within 5 km of Fessenden
Before 1961: just 10% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. The nearest town with a top designation is Sulphur Springs, 3.9 km away.
The highest designation, 3 times, within 5 km of Fessenden
McQuesten House / Whitehern, 4.6 km off, is the oldest: 1848. At 3.2 km, Auchmar in Centremount is the closest. The radius of 5 km holds 5.
The 5 nearest, within 5 km
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 3.2 km away, in Centremount |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 4.4 km away, in Durand |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 4.6 km away, in Durand |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 4.8 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 4.9 km away, in Corktown |
Within 5 km of Fessenden, the years before Confederation left the most
Each historic place within 5 km of Fessenden, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Oldest of all: McQuesten House / Whitehern, Durand, 1848. Dated places within 5 km: 5. Before Confederation: 4.
No home in Fessenden dates from 2016 to 2021; the typical town has 4.1%
Half of the homes standing in Fessenden today were built before 1981. Fessenden built little from 2001 to 2015: 0% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. 67% of Fessenden’s homes date from 1961 to 1980, well above the typical 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Fessenden compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,500 to 3,600 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Guybourg, Saint-Isidore and Victoria Park. Their median is 0. 13 of them have none.
Fessenden and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fessenden | 3,551 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mountview | 7,752 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gurnett | 4,582 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gilbert | 3,181 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gilkson | 2,963 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Westcliffe East | 2,832 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Falkirk East | 4,961 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fessenden in brief
Its homes are mostly newer: 10% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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. 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
Questions about Fessenden’s history
How many historic places does Fessenden have on the registers?
Not inside Fessenden. The closest is Auchmar in Centremount, 3.2 km away.
How old are the homes in Fessenden?
Before 1961: 10% 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).