Photo: SimonP · CC BY-SA 3.0Princess-Rosethorn keeps its older homes: 50% from before 1961
Princess-Rosethorn’s share is 2.9 times the typical 18%. Within 25 km of Princess-Rosethorn there are 50 designated places; Postal Station “D”, at 6.4 km, is the closest. The nearest town with a top designation is Little Portugal, 9.6 km away.
The 25 km around Princess-Rosethorn keep buildings from as early as 1793
No place near Princess-Rosethorn is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
First by date comes Ashbridge Estate in Greenwood-Coxwell, from 1793. Within 25 km, 47 records give a date. 15 predate Confederation.
The registers find 50 places within 25 km of Princess-Rosethorn
Ashbridge Estate, 18 km off, is the oldest: 1793. For the highest designations, the nearest of 34 is St. Anne's Anglican Church, 9.3 km away. Postal Station “D” in Junction Area is the nearest, 6.4 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Postal Station “D”Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 6.4 km away, in Junction Area |
| St. Anne's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site · 1907–1909 · 9.3 km away, in Little Portugal |
| Gouinlock Buildings / Early Exhibition BuildingsNational Historic Site · 1904–1913 · 11 km away, in Fort York-Liberty Village |
| SpadinaNational Historic Site · 1866–1914 · 11 km away, in Casa Loma |
| Fort York ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1936 · 11 km away, in Fort York-Liberty Village |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 11 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| Kensington MarketNational Historic Site · 1815–1816 · 12 km away, in Kensington-Chinatown |
| Newman CentreOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1891 · 12 km away, in University |
| Fort YorkNational Historic Site · 1813–1816 · 12 km away, in Fort York-Liberty Village |
| Royal Conservatory of MusicNational Historic Site · 1880–1882 · 12 km away, in University |
| University CollegeNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 12 km away, in University |
| Adamson EstateDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 12 km away, in Lakeview |
50% of Princess-Rosethorn’s homes were built before 1961
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 5.9% of Princess-Rosethorn’s, against 15% in the typical town. Only 8.1% of Princess-Rosethorn’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. New building in Princess-Rosethorn runs at the usual pace: 3.5% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 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.
How Princess-Rosethorn compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 11,100 to 11,300 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Smiths Falls, Cabbagetown-South St.James Town and Penetanguishene have more. Their median is 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Princess-Rosethorn and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess-Rosethorn | 11,177 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Edenbridge-Humber Valley | 15,480 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview | 22,456 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Islington | 23,659 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eringate-Centennial-West Deane | 18,501 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Etobicoke West Mall | 12,218 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kingsway South | 8,935 | 0 | 0 | — |
Princess-Rosethorn in brief
Of the homes standing in Princess-Rosethorn, 50% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Princess-Rosethorn’s history
How many historic places does Princess-Rosethorn have on the registers?
None within Princess-Rosethorn itself; the nearest is 6.4 km off: Postal Station “D”, in Junction Area.
How old are the homes in Princess-Rosethorn?
The 2021 Census dates 50% 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).