Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Older housing stands out in Riverside: 39% predates 1961
Riverside’s share is 2.2 times the typical 18%. 8 places on the heritage registers lie within 25 km of Riverside, the nearest Willistead Manor, 5.1 km away. Look 7.6 km away, to City Centre, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
Near Riverside (25 km around), the dated heritage is mostly from the years before Confederation
The area here stretches to 25 km around Riverside: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
The chart rests on 8 dated places within 25 km. Before Confederation: 5. The earliest is Duff Baby House in Sandwich, begun in 1798.
The closest heritage to Riverside is Willistead Manor, 5.1 km off
They are spread over 4 towns, including Sandwich, City Centre and Walkerville. 8 places lie within 25 km. Oldest of them is Duff Baby House (1798), 11 km off.
The 8 nearest, within 25 km
| Willistead ManorDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1906 · 5.1 km away, in Walkerville |
| Mt. Zion Church of God in ChristDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1939 · 6.9 km away, in City Centre |
| François Bâby HouseNational Historic Site · 1811–1812 · 7.7 km away, in City Centre |
| Church of Our Lady of the AssumptionOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1846 · 10 km away, in River West |
| Dominion HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1880 · 11 km away, in Sandwich |
| Duff Baby HouseOntario Heritage Trust property · 1798 · 11 km away, in Sandwich |
| Essex County Court HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1855 · 11 km away, in Sandwich |
| Sandwich First Baptist ChurchNational Historic Site · 1851–1852 · 11 km away, in Sandwich |
New homes are rare in Riverside: 1.4% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Few of Riverside’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 4.3%, the norm 15%. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 41% of Riverside’s homes. Only 12% of Riverside’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Riverside and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 21,828 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East Windsor | 20,876 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East Riverside | 15,758 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fontainebleau | 11,567 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forest Glade | 21,328 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Walkerville | 6,129 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Walkerville | 19,541 | 1 | 0 | 1906 |
Riverside in brief
Before 1961: 39% of Riverside’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
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. 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.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
Questions about Riverside’s history
How many historic places does Riverside have on the registers?
None inside Riverside yet. The nearest is Willistead Manor, 5.1 km away in Walkerville.
How old are the homes in Riverside?
39% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Riverside be missing here?
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. 3 more listings in Riverside are known through Wikidata alone, so they are counted, not paged.
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).