Photo: GTD Aquitaine · Public domainIn Ionview, 40% of homes go back before 1961
Against 18% in the typical town, Ionview has 2.3 times the share. The nearest heritage to Ionview is Ashbridge Estate, 8.5 km off, one of 50 places within 25 km. Heritage of the first rank begins 9.4 km away, in Mount Pleasant East.
Within 25 km of Ionview, the decades after Confederation left the most
Reaching 25 km out from Ionview: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Ashbridge Estate, in Greenwood-Coxwell, is the oldest (1793). 48 places within 25 km carry a construction date. 15 are older than 1867.
Ionview’s area holds 34 top-tier places within 25 km
Among them are 34 National Historic Sites, 11 provincial or municipal listings and 3 heritage railway stations. Within 25 km there are 50 in all. At 8.5 km, Ashbridge Estate in Greenwood-Coxwell is the closest.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Ashbridge EstateOntario Heritage Trust property · 1793 · 8.5 km away, in Greenwood-Coxwell |
| Don Valley Brick WorksOntario Heritage Trust easement · 9.1 km away, in Leaside-Bennington |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 9.9 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| Chapel of St. James-the-LessNational Historic Site · 1857–1862 · 10 km away, in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 10 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Winchester HotelDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1880 · 11 km away, in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town |
| Don BreweryDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1876 · 11 km away, in Regent Park |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 11 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
| Studio BuildingNational Historic Site · 1913–1915 · 11 km away, in Rosedale-Moore Park |
| Enoch Turner SchoolhouseOntario Heritage Trust property · 1848 · 11 km away, in Moss Park |
| Gooderham and Worts DistilleryNational Historic Site · 1859–1928 · 11 km away, in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 11 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
Little new building in Ionview: 0.2% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Ionview’s largest group of homes, 42%, went up from 1961 to 1980. Only 2.4% of Ionview’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 14% of Ionview’s, against 23% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Ionview and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionview | 13,382 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kennedy Park | 17,156 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Clairlea-Birchmount | 27,690 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eglinton East | 22,820 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bendale South | 10,885 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Victoria Village | 17,647 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cliffcrest | 16,184 | 0 | 0 | — |
Ionview in brief
The pre-1961 share of Ionview’s homes is 40%, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Ionview’s history
How many historic places does Ionview have on the registers?
None within Ionview itself; the nearest is 8.5 km off: Ashbridge Estate, in Greenwood-Coxwell.
How old are the homes in Ionview?
40% 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).