The heritage near Garner: 10 places in a 10 km radius
Sulphur Springs, 2 km from Garner, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Older housing stands out: 26% of homes predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
10 designated places lie within 10 km of Garner
The mix: 7 National Historic Sites, 2 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station. At 3.2 km, Griffin House in Sulphur Springs is the closest. Corktown, Durand and Strathcona hold most of them, among 6 towns.
The 10 nearest, within 10 km
| Griffin HouseNational Historic Site · 1827–1828 · 3.2 km away, in Sulphur Springs |
| Dundas Central Public SchoolOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1857 · 6.2 km away, in Colborne |
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 7.9 km away, in Centremount |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 9.1 km away, in Durand |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 9.3 km away, in Durand |
| Burlington HeightsNational Historic Site · 1813–1814 · 9.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| Dundurn CastleNational Historic Site · 1834–1836 · 9.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 9.5 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 9.6 km away, in Corktown |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 9.8 km away, in Corktown |
Within 10 km of Garner, the record goes back to 1813
Around Garner, not inside it: the places within 10 km, by the first construction date on record.
The oldest is Burlington Heights in Strathcona, from 1813. Within 10 km, building dates exist for 10 places. 8 are older than 1867.
A growing town: 19% of Garner’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Only 12% of Garner’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 20% of Garner’s, against 15% in the typical town. Half of the homes standing in Garner today were built before 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Garner and its neighbours
Garner in brief
Housing in Garner includes 26% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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 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.
- 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.
Questions about Garner’s history
How many historic places does Garner have on the registers?
Inside Garner, none so far. At 3.2 km, Griffin House in Sulphur Springs is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Garner?
The 2021 Census dates 26% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).