Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Beyond Sheldon’s limits, 12 historic places within 10 km
The closest top-tier heritage to Sheldon is in Corktown, 7.4 km away. Before 1961: just 12% of the homes, where most towns have 18%.
Near Sheldon, within 10 km: 9 places of national rank
Burlington Heights, 9.5 km off, is the oldest: 1813. Nearest comes Auchmar, 6 km off, in Centremount. The radius of 10 km holds 12.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 6 km away, in Centremount |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 7.4 km away, in Durand |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 7.6 km away, in Corktown |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 7.7 km away, in Durand |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 7.8 km away, in Corktown |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 7.9 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 8.6 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 8.7 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 9.1 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Customs HouseNational Historic Site · 1858–1861 · 9.1 km away, in Central |
| Dundurn CastleNational Historic Site · 1834–1836 · 9.3 km away, in Strathcona |
| Burlington HeightsNational Historic Site · 1813–1814 · 9.5 km away, in Strathcona |
Around Sheldon, within 10 km, most dated places come from the years before Confederation
Places near Sheldon (within 10 km, outside the town), each by the first construction date it records.
Burlington Heights, in Strathcona, is the oldest (1813). 12 places within 10 km carry a construction date. 7 go back before 1867.
Sheldon’s building boom came from 1981 to 2000: 33% of its homes
More than half of Sheldon’s housing predates 2001. 33% of Sheldon’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 16% of Sheldon’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.
Sheldon and its neighbours
Sheldon in brief
Counted by age, only 12% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 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 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
Questions about Sheldon’s history
How many historic places does Sheldon have on the registers?
Not inside Sheldon. The closest is Auchmar in Centremount, 6 km away.
How old are the homes in Sheldon?
12% predate 1961, where 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).