TopNational Historic Site · 1838–1839Rideau Hall and Landscaped GroundsMackay Street, Dufferin Road, Lisgar and Princess AvenuesPhoto: Peregrine981 · Public domain · Commons file
Former Ottawa City Hall · Photo: JustSomePics · CC BY-SA 3.06historic places on the registers
History of New Edinburgh · Canada’s heritage registers
Before 1961: 50% of the homes in New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh has 2.9 times what the typical town has (18%). The registers put 6 historic places inside its boundary, 3 of them of the highest rank. Per resident it outdoes 98% of Canadian towns, with 10 for every 10,000 people. The earliest construction date, 1837, belongs to Fraser School House.
Historic places
6
10 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
3
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
2
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Provincial and local listings
1
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1837
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
50%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
New Edinburgh’s 3 highest designations, each in a photo
Each of New Edinburgh’s designated places has a photo. Among them: Former Ottawa City Hall and Prime Minister's Residence. The pictures are the work of 6 photographers.
Prime Minister's Residence
Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds
Fraser School House
Official Guest Residence
Rideau Cottage+1See all photosPhotos 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.
Through time
New Edinburgh, long ago
The past in one picture: the oldest view of one of its historic places. Tap it to see it full screen.
1911Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where New Edinburgh’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designationsOther federal designationsProvincial and local listings
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 6, by tier
3 Highest designations2 Other federal designations1 Provincial and local listings
The federal directory kept by Parks Canada supplies most of these places; provincial and municipal lists outside Québec aren’t open data, so only the ones Wikidata documents with an article appear.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
3 places in New Edinburgh with the highest designation
Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds is the earliest, from 1838; the latest dates from 1957. They are 2 Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and a National Historic Site. National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
TopClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1867–1869Prime Minister's Residence24 Sussex DrivePhoto: sookie · CC BY 2.0 · Commons file
TopClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1957–1959Former Ottawa City Hall111 Sussex DrivePhoto: JustSomePics · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Other federal designations
2 more federal designations in New Edinburgh
Fraser School House is the earliest, from 1837; the latest dates from 1861. Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Their designations span 1986 to 1988. Each one opens its own page.
FedRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1837–1838Fraser School House62 John StreetPhoto: Suwannee.payne · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
FedRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1861–1863Official Guest Residence7 Rideau GatePhoto: Peregrine981 at en · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
What’s designated
New Edinburgh’s list splits evenly at the top: 3 public buildings, 3 houses
Leading by designation: Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds and Prime Minister's Residence.
Public buildings3
Houses3
Grouped by what each register says the place is or was; a converted building counts as what it was built for.
Provincial and local listings
One local listing in New Edinburgh
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
LocalRecognized federal heritage building of Canada · 1867Rideau CottagePhoto: Topley, William James, 1845-1930 · Public domain · Commons file
How old
For New Edinburgh, most dated places belong to the years before Confederation
Each place by the first construction date on its record.
British North America 1760–18663
After Confederation 1867–19132
Wars and Depression 1914–19450
Since 1946 1946 on1
Before 1867: 3 of the 6 with a date.
Homes by age
New homes stand out in New Edinburgh: 5.6% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Only 17% of New Edinburgh’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. Few of New Edinburgh’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 5%, the norm 15%. New Edinburgh built little from 1961 to 1980: 20% of its homes, where most towns have 27%.
50%
Before 1961
20%
1961–80
17%
1981–2000
5%
2001–15
5.6%
2016–21
New EdinburghTypical 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
New Edinburgh has the most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,700 to 5,800 residents, by places on the registers.
New Edinburgh6
The typical town its size has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Neighbours
New Edinburgh and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Edinburgh | 5,728 | 6 | 3 | 1837 |
| Lowertown East | 6,996 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vanier North | 10,498 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lowertown West | 5,947 | 15 | 10 | 1832 |
| Manor Park | 9,491 | 2 | 1 | 1873 |
| Sandy Hill | 13,830 | 2 | 1 | 1877 |
| Vanier South | 7,259 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
New Edinburgh in brief
Counted by age, 50% of New Edinburgh’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The count is 6 historic places, 3 with the highest designation, with Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds first. Among the 16 towns nearest its size, none has more historic places. Of the 6 with a date, 3 come from the years before Confederation. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1977 and 2001.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Map points. Federal places get their map points from Wikidata, since Parks Canada’s files carry none; they are as mapped there.
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about New Edinburgh’s history
How old are the homes in New Edinburgh?
Before 1961: 50% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Which places in New Edinburgh have the highest designation?
Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds, Prime Minister's Residence and Former Ottawa City Hall.
What is the oldest building in New Edinburgh?
Fraser School House (Recognized Federal Heritage Building): the first construction date on its record is 1837.
Why might a heritage building in New Edinburgh be missing here?
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. One more listing in New Edinburgh is known through Wikidata alone, so it is counted, not paged.
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).