TopNational Historic Site · 1856–1860Hamilton Waterworks900 Woodward AvenuePhoto: Jdstrung · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Photo: Akos Kokai · CC BY 2.01historic place on the registers
History of Parkview West · Canada’s heritage registers
Parkview West keeps its older homes: 62% from before 1961
For Parkview West, that is 3.6 times the typical town’s share, 18%. Inside the town there is 1 historic place, a top designation. For every 10,000 residents that makes 2.7, ahead of 89% of Canadian towns. The one entry is Hamilton Waterworks (1856), a national historic site.
Historic places
1
2.7 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Oldest building
1856
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
62%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
Parkview West’s landmarks
Pictured: Hamilton Waterworks, Parkview West’s only designated place.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Parkview West’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designations
Each dot is a place: point at it for the name, tap it for its page.
The 1, by tier
1 Highest designations
What the map shows is the open record: the federal directory in full, and from provincial or municipal lists only the places Wikidata ties to an encyclopedia article.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Parkview West with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
Within 10 km of Parkview West: 17 places on the registers
At 4.3 km, Battlefield House in Battlefield is the closest. Of the 13 of the highest rank, the nearest is Battle of Stoney Creek, 4.3 km away. They belong to 10 towns, chiefly Beasley, Corktown and Battlefield.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| 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 |
| HMCS HaidaNational Historic Site · 1942–1943 · 6.7 km away, in North End East |
| Erland Lee (Museum) HomeNational Historic Site · 1808–1809 · 7 km away, in Fruitland |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 7.2 km away, in Beasley |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 7.2 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 7.2 km away, in Beasley |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 7.3 km away, in Corktown |
| Former Hamilton Customs HouseNational Historic Site · 1858–1861 · 7.4 km away, in Central |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 7.4 km away, in Corktown |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 7.5 km away, in Corktown |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 7.7 km away, in Durand |
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Parkview West: 1.6% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Parkview West built little from 1981 to 2000: 4.2% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 17% of Parkview West’s, against 27% in the typical town. Only 10% of Parkview West’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%.
62%
Before 1961
17%
1961–80
4.2%
1981–2000
10%
2001–15
1.6%
2016–21
Parkview WestTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Parkview West has the 3rd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,700 to 3,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Parkview West1
Just these have more: Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap and Saint-Sulpice. The middle one has 0. For 11, the registers list nothing.
Neighbours
Parkview West and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview West | 3,686 | 1 | 1 | 1856 |
| Mcquesten West | 6,349 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Normanhurst | 3,260 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Homeside | 6,011 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kentley | 4,007 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Glenview West | 3,431 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Riverdale West | 6,804 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Parkview West in brief
Parkview West has 62% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. In all there are 1 historic place, one with the highest designation, including Hamilton Waterworks. Just 2 towns of its size, out of 16, have more historic places. Everything else is close to the norm: its designation dates from 1977.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Map points. Parks Canada publishes no coordinates, so federal places are pinned where Wikidata puts them.
- 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.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
Questions about Parkview West’s history
How old are the homes in Parkview West?
62% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Which places in Parkview West have the highest designation?
Just one: Hamilton Waterworks.
What is the oldest building in Parkview West?
Hamilton Waterworks — its record dates it to 1856 (National Historic Site).
Why might a heritage building in Parkview West be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows one more listing in Parkview West, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article it gets no page.
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).