Photo: Loozrboy from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Before 1961: 57% of the homes in Birchcliffe-Cliffside
Birchcliffe-Cliffside has 3.3 times what the typical town has (18%). Ashbridge Estate, 5.6 km from Birchcliffe-Cliffside, heads a list of 13 historic places within 10 km. Heritage of the first rank begins 8.9 km away, in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town.
Most of what stands within 10 km of Birchcliffe-Cliffside dates from the years before Confederation
Each historic place within 10 km of Birchcliffe-Cliffside, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Ashbridge Estate, in Greenwood-Coxwell, goes back furthest, to 1793. Within 10 km, 12 records give a date. 7 are older than 1867.
13 historic places within 10 km of Birchcliffe-Cliffside
Its 8 places of national rank start with Chapel of St. James-the-Less, at 8.7 km. Nearest comes Ashbridge Estate, 5.6 km off, in Greenwood-Coxwell. They belong to 10 towns, chiefly Moss Park, Cabbagetown-South St.James Town and Greenwood-Coxwell.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Ashbridge EstateOntario Heritage Trust property · 1793 · 5.6 km away, in Greenwood-Coxwell |
| Don Valley Brick WorksOntario Heritage Trust easement · 8 km away, in Leaside-Bennington |
| Don BreweryDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1876 · 8.3 km away, in Regent Park |
| Chapel of St. James-the-LessNational Historic Site · 1857–1862 · 8.7 km away, in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town |
| Winchester HotelDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1880 · 8.8 km away, in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town |
| Enoch Turner SchoolhouseOntario Heritage Trust property · 1848 · 8.9 km away, in Moss Park |
| Gooderham and Worts DistilleryNational Historic Site · 1859–1928 · 8.9 km away, in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 9.5 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| Fourth York Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1833–1836 · 9.6 km away, in Moss Park |
| Bank of Upper Canada BuildingNational Historic Site · 1827–1835 · 9.6 km away, in Moss Park |
| St. Lawrence HallNational Historic Site · 1850–1851 · 9.8 km away, in Downtown Yonge East |
| Maple Leaf GardensNational Historic Site · 1931–1932 · 9.8 km away, in Church-Wellesley |
Birchcliffe-Cliffside is still building: 6.6% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 3.8% of Birchcliffe-Cliffside’s, against 15% in the typical town. Only 11% of Birchcliffe-Cliffside’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. Few of Birchcliffe-Cliffside’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 18%, the norm 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Birchcliffe-Cliffside and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchcliffe-Cliffside | 23,115 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Oakridge | 13,913 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Clairlea-Birchmount | 27,690 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Taylor-Massey | 15,050 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East End-Danforth | 22,055 | 0 | 0 | — |
| O'Connor-Parkview | 18,746 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kennedy Park | 17,156 | 0 | 0 | — |
Birchcliffe-Cliffside in brief
Before 1961: 57% of Birchcliffe-Cliffside’s homes, 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
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
Questions about Birchcliffe-Cliffside’s history
How many historic places does Birchcliffe-Cliffside have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Birchcliffe-Cliffside; Ashbridge Estate, in Greenwood-Coxwell, is 5.6 km away.
How old are the homes in Birchcliffe-Cliffside?
57% 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).