The heritage near Lawfield: 6 places in a 5 km radius
Corktown, 4.1 km from Lawfield, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Homes from before 1961 make up 14% of the stock, about the typical 18%.
The registers find 6 places within 5 km of Lawfield
Of the 4 of the highest rank, the nearest is Sandyford Place, 4.4 km away. By age, McQuesten House / Whitehern leads, from 1848, at 4.7 km. Closest of all is Auchmar, in Centremount, 3.5 km off.
The 6 nearest, within 5 km
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 3.5 km away, in Centremount |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 4.4 km away, in Durand |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 4.4 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 4.6 km away, in Corktown |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 4.7 km away, in Durand |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 4.7 km away, in Corktown |
Near Lawfield, within 5 km: built places from 1848 on
Within 5 km of Lawfield but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
Dated places within 5 km: 6. Before Confederation: 4. McQuesten House / Whitehern, in Durand, goes back furthest, to 1848.
Nothing new from 2016 to 2021 in Lawfield, against 4.1% elsewhere
Half of the homes standing in Lawfield today were built before 1981. Only 4.9% of Lawfield’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 56% of Lawfield’s, against 27% 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.
Lawfield and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawfield | 6,021 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rushdale | 5,154 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Berrisfield | 3,773 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bruleville | 4,310 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Burkholme | 3,580 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Macassa | 2,584 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hampton Heights | 3,498 | 0 | 0 | — |
Lawfield in brief
Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 14%, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
Questions about Lawfield’s history
How many historic places does Lawfield have on the registers?
Lawfield has none of its own yet. Auchmar, in Centremount, is the nearest, 3.5 km away.
How old are the homes in Lawfield?
14% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).