Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 3.0Older housing stands out in Cherry Hill: 41% predates 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Cherry Hill has 2.3 times as much. Within 5 km of Cherry Hill there are 10 designated places; Erb-Kumpf House, at 1.3 km, is the closest. The nearest town with a top designation is Victoria Park, 1.1 km away.
Within 5 km of Cherry Hill, the years before Confederation left the most
Within 5 km of Cherry Hill but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
The chart rests on 8 dated places within 5 km. 4 predate Confederation. Joseph Schneider Haus, in Victoria Park, goes back furthest, to 1816.
Leave Cherry Hill and the first historic place is Erb-Kumpf House, 1.3 km away
All told, 10 places are within 5 km. The record reaches back to 1816 with Joseph Schneider Haus, 1.5 km away. They are spread over 6 towns, including Waterloo, City Commercial Core and Victoria Park.
The 10 nearest, within 5 km
| Erb-Kumpf HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1.3 km away, in Waterloo |
| Joseph Schneider HausNational Historic Site · 1816–1817 · 1.5 km away, in Victoria Park |
| Elizabeth Ziegler Public SchoolDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1931 · 1.5 km away, in Waterloo |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail) Station, Kitchener, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1897–1898 · 1.5 km away, in Mt. Hope Huron Park |
| The Walper HotelDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1893 · 1.7 km away, in City Commercial Core |
| Federal BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1937–1939 · 1.9 km away, in City Commercial Core |
| Waterloo County GaolDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1853 · 2 km away, in Central Frederick |
| Huether HotelDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 2 km away, in Waterloo |
| WoodsideNational Historic Site · 1853–1854 · 2.8 km away, in Bridgeport East |
| Brubacher HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1850 · 4.3 km away, in Waterloo |
19% of Cherry Hill’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 5.8% of Cherry Hill’s, against 15% in the typical town. Cherry Hill built little from 1981 to 2000: 11% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. Half of the homes standing in Cherry Hill 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.
Cherry Hill and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill | 6,304 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Victoria Park | 3,574 | 1 | 1 | 1816 |
| Westmount | 5,048 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Victoria Hills | 10,760 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mt. Hope Huron Park | 5,174 | 1 | 0 | 1897 |
| City Commercial Core | 2,581 | 2 | 0 | 1893 |
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park | 3,319 | 0 | 0 | — |
Cherry Hill in brief
Counted by age, 41% of Cherry Hill’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
Questions about Cherry Hill’s history
How many historic places does Cherry Hill have on the registers?
Cherry Hill has none of its own yet. Erb-Kumpf House, in Waterloo, is the nearest, 1.3 km away.
How old are the homes in Cherry Hill?
Before 1961: 41% of its homes; 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).