Photo: Silver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 4.0The heritage near Langstaff: 53 places in a 25 km radius
Its housing is mostly newer: 8% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Look 6.9 km away, to Richmond Hill, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
Near Langstaff, within 25 km: 35 places of national rank
Oldest of them is Ashbridge Estate (1793), 19 km off. The first one out is “Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, Ontario”, 7.9 km away in Hope. Downtown Yonge East, Yonge-Bay Corridor and University hold most of them, among 28 towns.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 7.9 km away, in Hope |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 9.8 km away, in Unionville |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 13 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 13 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| Markham Village Town HallDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1881 · 14 km away, in Markham Village |
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 14 km away, in Markham Village |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 15 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 16 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
| Don Valley Brick WorksOntario Heritage Trust easement · 16 km away, in Leaside-Bennington |
| SpadinaNational Historic Site · 1866–1914 · 16 km away, in Casa Loma |
| Studio BuildingNational Historic Site · 1913–1915 · 17 km away, in Rosedale-Moore Park |
| Heliconian HallNational Historic Site · 1876–1877 · 17 km away, in Annex |
Within 25 km of Langstaff, the oldest record dates from 1793
The nearest historic places to Langstaff, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
The bars count 51 dated places within 25 km. 16 are older than 1867. The earliest is Ashbridge Estate in Greenwood-Coxwell, begun in 1793.
None of Langstaff’s homes is from 2016–21 (4.1% is typical)
Half of the homes standing in Langstaff today were built before 1981. Only 1.2% of Langstaff’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 75% of Langstaff’s, against 27% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Langstaff compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 8,100 to 8,200 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Rigaud, Kirkland Lake and Wolseley. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have none.
Langstaff and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langstaff | 8,147 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Steeles Corners | 9,468 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thornlea | 20,872 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thornhill | 17,940 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beverley Glen | 38,720 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Newtonbrook East | 15,996 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thornhill Woods | 13,237 | 0 | 0 | — |
Langstaff in brief
Its housing is young: only 8% predates 1961, 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
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Langstaff’s history
How many historic places does Langstaff have on the registers?
Not inside Langstaff. The closest is Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, Ontario in Hope, 7.9 km away.
How old are the homes in Langstaff?
Before 1961: 8% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Langstaff be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 4 further listings in Langstaff 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).