Photo: WabbitWanderer from London, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Around Westmount, 16 historic places within 10 km
Few homes are old by the census: 5% before 1961, against 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 6 km away, in Central London.
Within 10 km of Westmount, 4 top designations
Their towns number 7: Central London, South London and East London first. The oldest, Middlesex County Court House, dates from 1827, 5.2 km away. Nearest comes London Normal School, 4.5 km off, in South London.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| London Normal SchoolOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1900 · 4.5 km away, in South London |
| WaverleyDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1882 · 4.9 km away, in South London |
| Labatt ParkDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1877 · 5.1 km away, in West London |
| Middlesex County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1827–1830 · 5.2 km away, in Central London |
| Ridout Street ComplexNational Historic Site · 1838–1871 · 5.3 km away, in Central London |
| Eldon HouseOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1834 · 5.3 km away, in Central London |
| First Christian Reformed ChurchDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1882 · 5.6 km away, in Central London |
| Christ Church (Anglican)Designated heritage property (part IV) · 1863 · 5.6 km away, in Central London |
| Grand TheatreDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1901 · 5.7 km away, in Central London |
| St. Paul's CathedralDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1846 · 5.7 km away, in Central London |
| Victoria ParkDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1874 · 6 km away, in Central London |
| Elsie-Perrin Williams EstateDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1916 · 7 km away, in Masonville |
Around Westmount, within 10 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Westmount, dated by the first construction year on their records.
The bars count 16 dated places within 10 km. 5 are older than 1867. First by date comes Middlesex County Court House in Central London, from 1827.
Westmount added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 1.7%, where most towns have 4.1%
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 33% of Westmount’s, against 23% in the typical town. More of Westmount’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 46%. Half of the homes standing in Westmount 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.
How Westmount compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 19,500 to 19,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Esquimalt, North End, Kirkland, Kemptville, Petawawa and Walkerville have more. The typical town its size has 0. For 10, the registers list nothing.
Westmount and its neighbours
Westmount in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 5%, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Westmount’s history
How many historic places does Westmount have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Westmount; London Normal School, in South London, is 4.5 km away.
How old are the homes in Westmount?
5% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Westmount be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 2 further listings in Westmount show up only as Wikidata numbers.
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).