In a 25 km circle around Fairview: 50 places on the registers
Few homes are old by the census: 0.4% before 1961, against 18%. The closest top-tier heritage is in Little Portugal, 18 km from here.
Near Fairview, within 25 km: 34 places of national rank
The record reaches back to 1813 with Fort York, 20 km away. They belong to 27 towns, chiefly Downtown Yonge East, Yonge-Bay Corridor and Fort York-Liberty Village. At 3.7 km, Lislehurst in Erin Mills is the closest.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| LislehurstDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1885 · 3.7 km away, in Erin Mills |
| Adamson EstateDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 5.9 km away, in Lakeview |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail/GO Transit) Station, Brampton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 16 km away, in Downtown |
| Postal Station “D”Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 17 km away, in Junction Area |
| St. Anne's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site · 1907–1909 · 18 km away, in Little Portugal |
| Gouinlock Buildings / Early Exhibition BuildingsNational Historic Site · 1904–1913 · 19 km away, in Fort York-Liberty Village |
| Fort York ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1936 · 19 km away, in Fort York-Liberty Village |
| Fort YorkNational Historic Site · 1813–1816 · 20 km away, in Fort York-Liberty Village |
| Toronto Island Airport Terminal BuildingNational Historic Site · 1938–1940 · 20 km away, in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands |
| Kensington MarketNational Historic Site · 1815–1816 · 21 km away, in Kensington-Chinatown |
| George Brown HouseNational Historic Site · 1875–1878 · 21 km away, in Kensington-Chinatown |
| 299 Queen Street WestDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 21 km away, in Wellington Place |
Near Fairview, within 25 km: built places from 1813 on
Out to 25 km from Fairview, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
The oldest is Fort York in Fort York-Liberty Village, from 1813. Within 25 km, 47 records give a date. 15 predate Confederation.
Nothing new from 2016 to 2021 in Fairview, against 4.1% elsewhere
82% of Fairview’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 4.5% of Fairview’s, against 15% in the typical town. Only 12% of Fairview’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Fairview and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 7,597 | 0 | 0 | — |
| DT Core | 33,003 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cooksville NHD (West) | 14,821 | 0 | 0 | — |
| DT Fairview | 18,209 | 0 | 0 | — |
| DT Cooksville | 8,864 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Creditview | 10,972 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Erindale | 22,755 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fairview in brief
Its homes are mostly newer: 0.4% were built before 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
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- 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.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- 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 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 Fairview’s history
How many historic places does Fairview have on the registers?
Not inside Fairview. The closest is Lislehurst in Erin Mills, 3.7 km away.
How old are the homes in Fairview?
The 2021 Census dates 0.4% 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).