Horning and its setting: 16 historic places within 10 km
Only 5.7% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. The closest top-tier heritage is in Sulphur Springs, 1.9 km from here.
Top-ranked heritage near Horning: 12 places within 10 km
They are 12 National Historic Sites, 3 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station. Their towns number 10: Corktown, Beasley and Durand first. The nearest is Griffin House, 4.7 km away in Sulphur Springs.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Griffin HouseNational Historic Site · 1827–1828 · 4.7 km away, in Sulphur Springs |
| Dundas Central Public SchoolOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1857 · 4.9 km away, in Colborne |
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 5.3 km away, in Centremount |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 6.5 km away, in Durand |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 6.7 km away, in Durand |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 6.8 km away, in Corktown |
| Dundurn CastleNational Historic Site · 1834–1836 · 6.9 km away, in Strathcona |
| Burlington HeightsNational Historic Site · 1813–1814 · 6.9 km away, in Strathcona |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 6.9 km away, in Corktown |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 7.1 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 7.5 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 7.6 km away, in Beasley |
Within 10 km of Horning, the oldest record dates from 1813
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Horning, dated by the first construction year on their records.
16 places within 10 km carry a construction date. 9 go back before 1867. Burlington Heights, in Strathcona, is the oldest (1813).
Little new building in Horning: 1% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Few of Horning’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 7.4%, the norm 27%. Horning has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 48%, where most towns have 15%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 36% of Horning’s, against 23% 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.
Horning and its neighbours
Horning in brief
Few of its homes are old, 5.7% before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Horning’s history
How many historic places does Horning have on the registers?
Inside Horning, none so far. At 4.7 km, Griffin House in Sulphur Springs is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Horning?
The 2021 Census dates 5.7% 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).