FedHeritage Railway Station · 1965–1967VIA Rail Station, Ottawa, Ontario200 Tremblay RoadPhoto: JustSomePics · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
VIA Rail Station, Ottawa, Ontario · Photo: JustSomePics · CC BY-SA 3.01historic place on the registers
History of Riverview · Canada’s heritage registers
1 historic place on the heritage registers in Riverview
Riverview’s one place is VIA Rail Station, Ottawa, Ontario, a heritage railway station begun in 1965. Relative to its size Riverview has 0.7 per 10,000 residents, more than 77% of Canadian towns.
Historic places
1
0.7 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Oldest building
1965
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
23%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Riverview’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Other federal designations
Dots open their places’ pages; hover first to read the name.
The 1, by tier
1 Other federal designations
Federal designations come from Parks Canada’s directory; a province’s or a council’s own listing shows here only when Wikidata holds it and an encyclopedia covers it.
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 Riverview
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
Near Riverview, within 5 km: 32 places of national rank
Within 5 km there are 56 in all. At 2.7 km, Patterson Creek Pavilion in Glebe-Dows Lake is the closest. The mix: 19 National Historic Sites, 16 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and 13 Classified Federal Heritage Buildings.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Patterson Creek PavilionRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1923–1924 · 2.7 km away, in Glebe-Dows Lake |
| Billings HouseNational Historic Site · 1828–1830 · 2.8 km away, in Billings Bridge - Heron Park |
| Aberdeen PavilionNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 2.9 km away, in Glebe-Dows Lake |
| First Avenue Public SchoolDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1898 · 3 km away, in Glebe-Dows Lake |
| Laurier HouseNational Historic Site · 1878–1879 · 3.3 km away, in Sandy Hill |
| Victoria Memorial MuseumNational Historic Site · 1905–1912 · 3.3 km away, in Centretown |
| Mutchmor Public SchoolDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1895 · 3.4 km away, in Glebe-Dows Lake |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1843 · 3.5 km away, in Centretown |
| Drill HallClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1879–1882 · 3.6 km away, in Centretown |
| John R. Booth ResidenceNational Historic Site · 1909–1910 · 3.6 km away, in Centretown |
| Former Ottawa Teachers' CollegeNational Historic Site · 1874–1876 · 3.7 km away, in Centretown |
| St. Alban's Anglican ChurchOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1877 · 3.7 km away, in Sandy Hill |
Homes by age
Only 0.6% of Riverview’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
The busiest building years in Riverview were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 34% of today’s homes. Before 1961: 23% of Riverview’s homes, against 18% in most towns. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 30% of Riverview’s, against 23% in the typical town.
23%
Before 1961
34%
1961–80
30%
1981–2000
12%
2001–15
0.6%
2016–21
RiverviewTypical 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
Riverview has the 3rd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 13,900 to 14,100 residents, by places on the registers.
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Just these have more: Sillery and Sandwich. The middle one has 0. For 12, the registers list nothing.
Neighbours
Riverview and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 14,030 | 1 | 0 | 1965 |
| Elmvale - Canterbury | 8,149 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Old Ottawa East | 8,308 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates | 6,186 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Alta Vista | 8,387 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Overbrook | 19,953 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen | 6,838 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Riverview in brief
Riverview’s homes from before 1961 come to 23%, against 18% in the typical town. The lists come to 1 historic place. Only 2 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more historic places. The other figures are unremarkable: its one place was designated in 1996.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Map points. Where a federal place sits on the map is Wikidata’s placing; the directory itself has no coordinates.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about Riverview’s history
How many historic places does Riverview have on the registers?
Inside Riverview: 1 historic place.
What is the oldest building in Riverview?
VIA Rail Station, Ottawa, Ontario — its record dates it to 1965 (Heritage Railway Station).
How old are the homes in Riverview?
The 2021 Census dates 23% 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).