In a 5 km circle around Alpine: 6 places on the registers
Only 5.4% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. The nearest town with a top designation is Victoria Park, 3.2 km away.
Top-ranked heritage near Alpine: 2 places within 5 km
All told, 6 places are within 5 km. Closest of all is Joseph Schneider Haus, in Victoria Park, 3 km off. They stand in 5 towns, City Commercial Core, Victoria Park and Central Frederick among them.
The 6 nearest, within 5 km
| Joseph Schneider HausNational Historic Site · 1816–1817 · 3 km away, in Victoria Park |
| The Walper HotelDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1893 · 3.4 km away, in City Commercial Core |
| Federal BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1937–1939 · 3.4 km away, in City Commercial Core |
| Waterloo County GaolDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1853 · 3.6 km away, in Central Frederick |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail) Station, Kitchener, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1897–1898 · 4.1 km away, in Mt. Hope Huron Park |
| WoodsideNational Historic Site · 1853–1854 · 4.8 km away, in Bridgeport East |
Most of what stands within 5 km of Alpine dates from the years before Confederation
Places near Alpine (within 5 km, outside the town), each by the first construction date it records.
The oldest is Joseph Schneider Haus in Victoria Park, from 1816. Within 5 km, building dates exist for 6 places. Before Confederation: 3.
The biggest share of Alpine’s homes dates from 1961 to 1980: 58%
New building in Alpine runs at the usual pace: 4.7% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 6.8% of Alpine’s, against 15% in the typical town. Half of the homes standing in Alpine today were built before 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Alpine and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 3,055 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Country Hills | 4,561 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Country Hills West | 5,936 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Southdale | 5,277 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Laurentian Hills | 10,026 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Trillium Industrial Park | 3,420 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vanier | 15,686 | 0 | 0 | — |
Alpine in brief
Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 5.4%, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- 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 Alpine’s history
How many historic places does Alpine have on the registers?
Nothing inside Alpine; Joseph Schneider Haus in Victoria Park, 3 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Alpine?
The 2021 Census dates 5.4% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).