Photo: Utcursch · CC BY-SA 3.0Older housing stands out in Lakeview: 32% predates 1961
Lakeview has 1.8 times what the typical town has (18%). 48 places on the heritage registers lie within 25 km of Lakeview, the nearest Lislehurst, 8.8 km away. The nearest town with a top designation is Little Portugal, 13 km away. Add one just outside the town.
From 1793 on: the dated places within 25 km of Lakeview
No place near Lakeview is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
46 places within 25 km carry a construction date. 15 are older than 1867. Ashbridge Estate, in Greenwood-Coxwell, goes back furthest, to 1793.
Lakeview’s area holds 34 top-tier places within 25 km
Downtown Yonge East, Yonge-Bay Corridor and Fort York-Liberty Village hold most of them, among 26 towns. The first one out is Lislehurst, 8.8 km away in Erin Mills. Ashbridge Estate, 22 km off, is the oldest: 1793.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| LislehurstDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1885 · 8.8 km away, in Erin Mills |
| Postal Station “D”Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 12 km away, in Junction Area |
| St. Anne's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site · 1907–1909 · 13 km away, in Little Portugal |
| Gouinlock Buildings / Early Exhibition BuildingsNational Historic Site · 1904–1913 · 13 km away, in Fort York-Liberty Village |
| Fort York ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1936 · 14 km away, in Fort York-Liberty Village |
| Fort YorkNational Historic Site · 1813–1816 · 15 km away, in Fort York-Liberty Village |
| Toronto Island Airport Terminal BuildingNational Historic Site · 1938–1940 · 15 km away, in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands |
| Kensington MarketNational Historic Site · 1815–1816 · 16 km away, in Kensington-Chinatown |
| John Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 16 km away, in Harbourfront-CityPlace |
| 299 Queen Street WestDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 16 km away, in Wellington Place |
| George Brown HouseNational Historic Site · 1875–1878 · 16 km away, in Kensington-Chinatown |
| The GrangeNational Historic Site · 1817–1819 · 16 km away, in Kensington-Chinatown |
Just outside Lakeview: 1
| Adamson EstateDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 100 m outside the town |
Most of Lakeview’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 38%
Lakeview built little from 2001 to 2015: 7.8% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. Only 16% of Lakeview’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. From 2016 to 2021 Lakeview added 4.5% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Lakeview compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 21,600 to 21,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Petite-Bourgogne, Rivière-des-Prairies and Port Colborne. The middle one has 0. 13 of them have none.
Lakeview and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview | 21,789 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cooksville NHD (East) | 9,313 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mineola | 9,849 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Long Branch | 11,400 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Alderwood | 12,596 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Port Credit | 7,606 | 0 | 0 | — |
| DT Hospital | 12,384 | 0 | 0 | — |
Lakeview in brief
The pre-1961 share of Lakeview’s homes is 32%, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- 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.
- 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Lakeview’s history
How many historic places does Lakeview have on the registers?
None within Lakeview itself; the nearest is 8.8 km off: Lislehurst, in Erin Mills.
How old are the homes in Lakeview?
Before 1961: 32% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Lakeview be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 2 further listings in Lakeview 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).