In Glenview West, 66% of homes go back before 1961
Glenview West has 3.8 times what the typical town has (18%). Battlefield House, 2.9 km from Glenview West, heads a list of 18 historic places within 10 km. Heritage of the first rank begins 2.8 km away, in Battlefield.
Within 10 km of Glenview West, the oldest record dates from 1796
Each historic place within 10 km of Glenview West, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Battlefield House, in Battlefield, is the oldest (1796). Dated places within 10 km: 18. 11 are older than 1867.
The heritage closest to Glenview West: Battlefield House, at 2.9 km
They belong to 11 towns, chiefly Corktown, Beasley and Battlefield. Its 14 places of national rank start with Battle of Stoney Creek, at 2.9 km. Among them are 14 National Historic Sites, 3 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Battlefield HouseOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1796 · 2.9 km away, in Battlefield |
| Battle of Stoney CreekNational Historic Site · 1813 · 2.9 km away, in Battlefield |
| Hamilton WaterworksNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 3.4 km away, in Parkview West |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 6.3 km away, in Corktown |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 6.4 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 6.4 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 6.6 km away, in Beasley |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 6.6 km away, in Durand |
| Erland Lee (Museum) HomeNational Historic Site · 1808–1809 · 6.6 km away, in Fruitland |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 6.6 km away, in Beasley |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 6.7 km away, in Durand |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 6.7 km away, in Beasley |
Glenview West added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
Few of Glenview West’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 6.1%, the norm 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 0.6% of Glenview West’s, against 15% in the typical town. More than half of Glenview West’s housing predates 1961.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Glenview West compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,400 to 3,400 residents, by places on the registers.
Just one has more: Richmond. The typical town its size has 0. 15 of them have none.
Glenview West and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenview West | 3,431 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Normanhurst | 3,260 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bartonville | 4,311 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rosedale | 3,070 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mcquesten West | 6,349 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Red Hill | 4,540 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Corman | 6,566 | 0 | 0 | — |
Glenview West in brief
Glenview West has 66% of its homes from before 1961, 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
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
Questions about Glenview West’s history
How many historic places does Glenview West have on the registers?
Glenview West has none of its own yet. Battlefield House, in Battlefield, is the nearest, 2.9 km away.
How old are the homes in Glenview West?
Before 1961: 66% 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).