Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Within 25 km of Lakeshore, 20 places are on the heritage registers
Before 1961: just 4.4% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 4.1 km away, in Battlefield.
3.5 km from Lakeshore: Erland Lee (Museum) Home, the nearest on the registers
Count to 25 km and there are 20. By age, Battlefield House leads, from 1796, at 4.3 km. They are 15 National Historic Sites, 4 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Erland Lee (Museum) HomeNational Historic Site · 1808–1809 · 3.5 km away, in Fruitland |
| Battlefield HouseOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1796 · 4.3 km away, in Battlefield |
| Battle of Stoney CreekNational Historic Site · 1813 · 4.3 km away, in Battlefield |
| Hamilton WaterworksNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 4.5 km away, in Parkview West |
| HMCS HaidaNational Historic Site · 1942–1943 · 12 km away, in North End East |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 12 km away, in Corktown |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 12 km away, in Beasley |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 12 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 12 km away, in Beasley |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 12 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 12 km away, in Corktown |
| Former Hamilton Customs HouseNational Historic Site · 1858–1861 · 12 km away, in Central |
Within 25 km of Lakeshore, the record goes back to 1796
Out to 25 km from Lakeshore, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
20 places within 25 km have a date. 13 go back before 1867. Oldest of all: Battlefield House, Battlefield, 1796.
New homes stand out in Lakeshore: 39% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Only 10% of Lakeshore’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. More of Lakeshore’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 than in any other period: 39%. In Lakeshore, 26% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Lakeshore and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore | 3,127 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eastdale | 2,703 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Poplar Park | 3,031 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Guernsey | 3,808 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Riverdale East | 3,416 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Westmeria | 2,646 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Highway Valley | 4,469 | 0 | 0 | — |
Lakeshore in brief
Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 4.4%, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
Questions about Lakeshore’s history
How many historic places does Lakeshore have on the registers?
Lakeshore has none of its own; Erland Lee (Museum) Home, in Fruitland, the closest at 3.5 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Lakeshore?
Before 1961: 4.4% 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).