Photo: ChadPerez49 · CC BY-SA 3.0The heritage near Buttonville: 50 places in a 25 km radius
Before 1961: just 0.2% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. For the highest designations, the closest town is Richmond Hill, 6.8 km off.
Buttonville’s area holds 31 top-tier places within 25 km
Within 25 km there are 50 in all. The nearest is “Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario”, 3.5 km away in Unionville. Ashbridge Estate, 23 km off, is the oldest: 1793.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 3.5 km away, in Unionville |
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 7.5 km away, in Markham Village |
| Markham Village Town HallDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1881 · 7.5 km away, in Markham Village |
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 12 km away, in Hope |
| Aurora Radial Railway Bridge AbutmentDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1899 · 15 km away, in Aurora |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Aurora, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 17 km away, in Aurora |
| Hillary HouseNational Historic Site · 1861–1863 · 17 km away, in Aurora |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 18 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 19 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 19 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| Don Valley Brick WorksOntario Heritage Trust easement · 21 km away, in Leaside-Bennington |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 21 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
Within 25 km of Buttonville, the decades after Confederation left the most
Out to 25 km from Buttonville, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
The bars count 48 dated places within 25 km. Before Confederation: 16. The oldest is Ashbridge Estate in Greenwood-Coxwell, from 1793.
Buttonville added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 0.8%, where most towns have 4.1%
73% of Buttonville’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 6% of Buttonville’s, against 27% in the typical town. More than half of Buttonville’s housing predates 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Buttonville and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttonville | 15,001 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brown's Corners | 7,228 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cachet | 6,361 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Unionville | 17,632 | 1 | 0 | 1871 |
| Cathedraltown | 11,029 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Berczy Village | 22,149 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Quantztown | 13,146 | 0 | 0 | — |
Buttonville in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 0.2%, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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. 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Buttonville’s history
How many historic places does Buttonville have on the registers?
None within Buttonville itself; the nearest is 3.5 km off: Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario, in Unionville.
How old are the homes in Buttonville?
Before 1961: 0.2% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Buttonville be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 3 further listings in Buttonville 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).