FedHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, Ontario214 Main Street NorthPhoto: Terrysnyder · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, Ontario · Photo: Terrysnyder · CC BY-SA 3.02historic places on the registers
History of Markham Village · Canada’s heritage registers
Markham Village: 2 historic places on Canada’s heritage registers
Designations here include a heritage railway station and a provincial or municipal listing. The oldest dated place, Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, Ontario, goes back to 1871. Measured against its size, Markham Village’s 1.9 per 10,000 residents puts it ahead of 86% of Canadian towns. Local registers add 3 more places, counted here but not paged: Wikidata holds their numbers and little else.
Historic places
2
1.9 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Provincial and local listings
1
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1871
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
13%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
2 pictures of heritage Markham Village
Each of Markham Village’s two designated places has a photo. “Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, Ontario” and Markham Village Town Hall lead the set.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Markham Village’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Other federal designationsProvincial and local listings
Each dot is a place: point at it for the name, tap it for its page.
The 2, by tier
1 Other federal designations1 Provincial and local listings
Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists the places the Government of Canada has recognized; outside Québec, provincial and municipal listings come only through Wikidata, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Other federal designations
One more federal designation in Markham Village
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
Provincial and local listings
One more place Markham Village or its province protects
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
LocalDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1881Markham Village Town HallPhoto: Mhsheikholeslami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Around the town
The highest designation, 6 times, within 25 km of Markham Village
All told, 13 places are within 25 km. Nearest comes “Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario”, 4.6 km off, in Unionville. The earliest date is Ashbridge Estate’s, 1793, 25 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 4.6 km away, in Unionville |
| Thistle Ha' FarmNational Historic Site · 1840–1871 · 14 km away, in Pickering |
| Aurora Radial Railway Bridge AbutmentDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1899 · 20 km away, in Aurora |
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 20 km away, in Hope |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Aurora, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 21 km away, in Aurora |
| Hillary HouseNational Historic Site · 1861–1863 · 22 km away, in Aurora |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 22 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 23 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 23 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| Don Valley Brick WorksOntario Heritage Trust easement · 23 km away, in Leaside-Bennington |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 24 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
| Ashbridge EstateOntario Heritage Trust property · 1793 · 25 km away, in Greenwood-Coxwell |
Homes by age
Few of Markham Village’s homes are older than 1961: 13%, against 18%
Homes built from 2016 to 2021 are 3.3% of Markham Village’s, about the typical 4.1%. Markham Village built little from 2001 to 2015: 4.9% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. 54% of Markham Village’s homes date from 1961 to 1980, well above the typical 27%.
13%
Before 1961
54%
1961–80
22%
1981–2000
4.9%
2001–15
3.3%
2016–21
Markham VillageTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Markham Village has the 1st most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 10,300 to 10,400 residents, by places on the registers.
Markham Village2
The typical town its size has 0. For 12, the registers list nothing.
Neighbours
Markham Village and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Village | 10,319 | 2 | 0 | 1871 |
| Mount Joy | 8,345 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Greensborough | 19,270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wismer Commons | 20,591 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cornell | 22,014 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Quantztown | 13,146 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Upper Cornell | 8,304 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Markham Village in brief
Markham Village holds 2 historic places on Canada’s registers. No town its size has more historic places: it leads the 16 nearest in population. Before 1961: just 13% of its homes, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: its one place was designated in 1992.
How to read these numbers
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.
- 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.
- Map points. Pins for federal places come from Wikidata rather than Parks Canada, which gives no points.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Markham Village’s history
How many historic places does Markham Village have on the registers?
2 historic places in Markham Village, from Canada’s heritage registers.
What is the oldest building in Markham Village?
Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, Ontario — its record dates it to 1871 (Heritage Railway Station).
Why might a heritage building in Markham Village be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 3 further listings in Markham Village show up only as Wikidata numbers.
How old are the homes in Markham Village?
The 2021 Census dates 13% 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).