14 registered heritage sites stand within 10 km of Marritt
Few homes are old by the census: 1.2% before 1961, against 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 2.5 km away, in Sulphur Springs.
14 places on Canada’s registers lie 10 km or less from Marritt
They are spread over 8 towns, including Corktown, Beasley and Durand. Griffin House in Sulphur Springs is the nearest, 4.5 km away. Among them are 10 National Historic Sites, 3 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Griffin HouseNational Historic Site · 1827–1828 · 4.5 km away, in Sulphur Springs |
| Dundas Central Public SchoolOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1857 · 6.5 km away, in Colborne |
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 6.9 km away, in Centremount |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 8.2 km away, in Durand |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 8.4 km away, in Durand |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 8.5 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 8.6 km away, in Corktown |
| Dundurn CastleNational Historic Site · 1834–1836 · 8.8 km away, in Strathcona |
| Burlington HeightsNational Historic Site · 1813–1814 · 8.8 km away, in Strathcona |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 8.8 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 9.3 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 9.4 km away, in Beasley |
Within 10 km of Marritt, the dated places belong mostly to the years before Confederation
Each historic place within 10 km of Marritt, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
First by date comes Burlington Heights in Strathcona, from 1813. Within 10 km, 14 records give a date. 9 go back before 1867.
Marritt is still building: 8.1% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Few of Marritt’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 4.6%, the norm 23%. Marritt built little from 1961 to 1980: 1.2% of its homes, where most towns have 27%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 84% of Marritt’s, against 15% 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.
How Marritt compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,700 to 2,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part, Little Current and Wakefield have more. The middle one has 0. 13 of them have none.
Marritt and its neighbours
Marritt in brief
The census dates only 1.2% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Marritt’s history
How many historic places does Marritt have on the registers?
None inside Marritt yet. The nearest, Griffin House, carries the highest designation, 4.5 km away in Sulphur Springs.
How old are the homes in Marritt?
1.2% 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).