Photo: BrackishStowaway · CC0Before 1961: 42% of the homes in Beechborough-Greenbrook
For Beechborough-Greenbrook, that is 2.4 times the typical town’s share, 18%. Postal Station “D”, 3.5 km from Beechborough-Greenbrook, heads a list of 42 historic places within 10 km. The closest top-tier heritage is in Casa Loma, 5.5 km from here. Records name 9 people born in Beechborough-Greenbrook before 1914; the first is James Edward Small.
Within 10 km of Beechborough-Greenbrook, the record goes back to 1813
Places near Beechborough-Greenbrook (within 10 km, outside the town), each by the first construction date it records.
Oldest of all: Fort York, Fort York-Liberty Village, 1813. The bars count 40 dated places within 10 km. Before Confederation: 12.
The highest designation, 33 times, within 10 km of Beechborough-Greenbrook
Oldest of them is Fort York (1813), 8.4 km off. The radius of 10 km holds 42. Closest of all is Postal Station “D”, in Junction Area, 3.5 km off.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Postal Station “D”Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 3.5 km away, in Junction Area |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 5.2 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| SpadinaNational Historic Site · 1866–1914 · 5.5 km away, in Casa Loma |
| St. Anne's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site · 1907–1909 · 6 km away, in Little Portugal |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 6.2 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 6.5 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
| Royal Conservatory of MusicNational Historic Site · 1880–1882 · 6.9 km away, in University |
| Newman CentreOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1891 · 6.9 km away, in University |
| Heliconian HallNational Historic Site · 1876–1877 · 6.9 km away, in Annex |
| Annesley HallNational Historic Site · 1902–1904 · 7.1 km away, in Bay-Cloverhill |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 7.1 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| University CollegeNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 7.2 km away, in University |
Beechborough-Greenbrook added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 0.4%, where most towns have 4.1%
More than half of Beechborough-Greenbrook’s housing predates 1981. Few of Beechborough-Greenbrook’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 1.8%, the norm 15%. 27% of Beechborough-Greenbrook’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Before 1914, Beechborough-Greenbrook gave 9 lives to the record
The earliest is James Edward Small, born in 1798. At the other end is Morgan Plumb, from 1913. George William Allan is the most written about, in 8 languages. Of the 9, 7 were born in the decades after Confederation.
Everyone born in Beechborough-Greenbrook → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
How Beechborough-Greenbrook compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 6,400 to 6,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Bay Roberts and Petrolia. The middle one has 0. 14 of them have none.
Beechborough-Greenbrook and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechborough-Greenbrook | 6,419 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Keelesdale-Eglinton West | 11,407 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brookhaven-Amesbury | 17,541 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Caledonia-Fairbank | 10,037 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mount Dennis | 13,364 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Briar Hill-Belgravia | 14,590 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Yorkdale-Glen Park | 17,043 | 0 | 0 | — |
Beechborough-Greenbrook in brief
Counted by age, 42% of Beechborough-Greenbrook’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Its people of the past include George William Allan (1822), Frieda Fraser (1899) and Kay Petre (1903). For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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 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. 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. 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Beechborough-Greenbrook’s history
How many historic places does Beechborough-Greenbrook have on the registers?
Not inside Beechborough-Greenbrook. The closest is Postal Station “D” in Junction Area, 3.5 km away.
How old are the homes in Beechborough-Greenbrook?
42% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).