TopNational Historic Site · 1813–1814Burlington Heights610 York BoulevardPhoto: Laslovarga · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Burlington Heights · Photo: Laslovarga · CC BY-SA 3.02historic places on the registers
History of Strathcona · Canada’s heritage registers
Older housing stands out in Strathcona: 57% predates 1961
For Strathcona, that is 3.3 times the typical town’s share, 18%. Inside the town there are 2 historic places, all of them top designations. For every 10,000 residents that makes 2.1, ahead of 87% of Canadian towns. Burlington Heights, begun in 1813, is the oldest by its record.
Historic places
2
2.1 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
2
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Oldest building
1813
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
57%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
Every one of Strathcona’s 2 most honoured places, in photos
Both places on Strathcona’s registers have a photo here. The first two: Burlington Heights and Dundurn Castle.
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 Strathcona’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designations
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 2, by tier
2 Highest designations
Federal designations come from Parks Canada’s directory; a province’s or a council’s own listing shows here only when Wikidata holds it and an encyclopedia covers it.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
2 places in Strathcona with the highest designation
Their dates run from 1813, with Burlington Heights, to 1834. National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. They were designated between 1929 and 1984. Each one opens its own page.
TopNational Historic Site · 1834–1836Dundurn Castle610 York StreetPhoto: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro) · Public domain · Commons file
Around the town
Strathcona’s surroundings: 12 historic places within 5 km
They are spread over 7 towns, including Beasley, Corktown and Durand. The nearest is McQuesten House / Whitehern, 1.5 km away in Durand. By designation: 9 National Historic Sites, 2 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 1.5 km away, in Durand |
| Former Hamilton Customs HouseNational Historic Site · 1858–1861 · 1.6 km away, in Central |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 1.6 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 1.6 km away, in Beasley |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 1.6 km away, in Durand |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 1.7 km away, in Corktown |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 1.7 km away, in Corktown |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 1.7 km away, in Beasley |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 1.8 km away, in Corktown |
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 2.7 km away, in Centremount |
| HMCS HaidaNational Historic Site · 1942–1943 · 2.8 km away, in North End East |
| Royal Botanical GardensNational Historic Site · 1929–1990 · 3.2 km away, in Burlington |
Homes by age
Only 1.4% of Strathcona’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Only 9% of Strathcona’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. Few of Strathcona’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 6.4%, the norm 15%. Half of the homes standing in Strathcona today were built before 1961.
57%
Before 1961
24%
1961–80
9%
1981–2000
6.4%
2001–15
1.4%
2016–21
StrathconaTypical 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
Strathcona has the 3rd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 9,300 to 9,400 residents, by places on the registers.
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Only Downtown Commercial Core and La Pêche have more. Their median is 0. 10 of them have none.
Neighbours
Strathcona and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathcona | 9,348 | 2 | 2 | 1813 |
| Central | 3,698 | 1 | 1 | 1858 |
| Kirkendall North | 5,864 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Durand | 13,338 | 2 | 2 | 1848 |
| Westdale South | 4,931 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kirkendall South | 3,033 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Corktown | 8,952 | 3 | 2 | 1854 |
In brief
Strathcona in brief
Older stock first: 57% of homes in Strathcona were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. All told, the registers hold 2 historic places, 2 with the highest designation. Just 2 towns of its size, out of 16, have more historic places. Everything else is close to the norm: Peter Jones (1802) is its person of the past on the record; and the list grew between 1929 and 1984.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Map points. Federal places get their map points from Wikidata, since Parks Canada’s files carry none; they are as mapped there.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
Questions about Strathcona’s history
How old are the homes in Strathcona?
The 2021 Census dates 57% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Which places in Strathcona have the highest designation?
They are Burlington Heights and Dundurn Castle.
What is the oldest building in Strathcona?
Burlington Heights — its record dates it to 1813 (National Historic Site).
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).