Photo: Sikander Iqbal · CC BY-SA 4.0In a 10 km circle around Avondale: 8 places on the registers
Before 1961: just 5.7% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 5 km away, in Lawrence Park South.
Within 10 km of Avondale, 7 top designations
They are 7 National Historic Sites and a provincial or municipal listing. 8 places lie within 10 km. At 5.7 km, Montgomery's Tavern in Yonge-Eglinton is the closest.
The 8 nearest, within 10 km
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 5.7 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 6.2 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 7.4 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 8.3 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
| Don Valley Brick WorksOntario Heritage Trust easement · 9 km away, in Leaside-Bennington |
| SpadinaNational Historic Site · 1866–1914 · 9 km away, in Casa Loma |
| Studio BuildingNational Historic Site · 1913–1915 · 9.8 km away, in Rosedale-Moore Park |
| Heliconian HallNational Historic Site · 1876–1877 · 9.9 km away, in Annex |
Within 10 km of Avondale, the oldest record dates from 1837
Around Avondale, not inside it: the places within 10 km, by the first construction date on record.
First by date comes Montgomery's Tavern in Yonge-Eglinton, from 1837. Within 10 km, building dates exist for 7 places. Before Confederation: 2.
Avondale’s building boom came from 2001 to 2015: 76% of its homes
Only 5.7% of Avondale’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Few of Avondale’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 6.2%, the norm 23%. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up 5.9% of Avondale’s, above the typical 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.
Avondale and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale | 13,803 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Yonge-Doris | 20,298 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lansing-Westgate | 15,980 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East Willowdale | 15,514 | 0 | 0 | — |
| St.Andrew-Windfields | 17,005 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Willowdale West | 17,210 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bayview Village | 22,617 | 0 | 0 | — |
Avondale in brief
Few of its homes are old, 5.7% before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
Questions about Avondale’s history
How many historic places does Avondale have on the registers?
Inside Avondale, none so far. At 5.7 km, Montgomery's Tavern in Yonge-Eglinton is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Avondale?
5.7% predate 1961, where 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).