Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Richmond and its setting: 67 historic places within 25 km
Heritage of the first rank begins 21 km from Richmond, in Carleton Heights-Courtland Park. Records name 6 people born in Richmond before 1914; the first is John Short.
Richmond’s surroundings: 67 historic places within 25 km
Oldest of them is Maison Joseph-Lebel (1824), 22 km off. Its 8 places of national rank start with Symmes Hotel, at 22 km. Nearest comes Maison William-Bourgeau, 21 km off, in Des Explorateurs.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Maison William-BourgeauMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1886 · 21 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Maison John-OgilvieMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1886 · 21 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Maison Peter-Aylen-PèreMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1850 · 21 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Symmes HotelNational Historic Site · 1831–1832 · 22 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Site patrimonial d'AylmerCited heritage site (Québec) · 22 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Maplelawn & GardensNational Historic Site · 1831–1835 · 22 km away, in Westboro |
| Maison Conroy-McDonaldMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1850–1860 · 22 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Maison Charles-DevlinMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1870 · 22 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Église Saint-AndrewMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1923 · 22 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Maison John-ChurchMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1885 · 22 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| 19, rue ThomasMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1880 · 22 km away, in Des Explorateurs |
| Maison Joseph-McGoeyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1871 · 22 km away, in Les Golfs |
Most of what stands within 25 km of Richmond dates from the years before Confederation
Out to 25 km from Richmond, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
First by date comes Maison Joseph-Lebel in Lac-Deschênes, from 1824. 65 places within 25 km have a date. 26 predate Confederation.
New homes stand out in Richmond: 21% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
More of Richmond’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 24%. Before 1961: just 13% of Richmond’s homes, where most towns have 18%. Richmond has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 22%, where most towns have 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Richmond’s 6 natives of the years before 1914
Of the 6, 4 were born in the years before Confederation. The earliest is John Short, born in 1836. George Harrison Dunbar closes the list, born in 1876. Longest lived was Taylor McVeity, 94 years in all (1951).
Everyone born in Richmond → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Richmond and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 9,526 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Munster - Ashton | 6,372 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stittsville East | 10,482 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stittsville | 19,753 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay | 28,714 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Old Barrhaven West | 22,012 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows | 25,824 | 0 | 0 | — |
Richmond in brief
Of its people of the past, the best known are John Short (1836), Taylor McVeity (1857) and George Hamilton Pettit (1872). Most of its homes are post-1960: only 13% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- 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.
- 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
Questions about Richmond’s history
How many historic places does Richmond have on the registers?
Inside Richmond, none so far; Maison William-Bourgeau, 21 km away in Des Explorateurs, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Richmond?
Before 1961: 13% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
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).