North Shore’s surroundings: 21 historic places within 25 km
North Shore, 4.6 km from North Shore, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Of the 2 people born in North Shore before 1914, John Alexander Mathieson came first.
14 places of the highest rank within 25 km of North Shore
Among them are 14 National Historic Sites, 3 provincial or municipal listings and 3 heritage lighthouses. By age, Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst leads, from 1748, at 16 km. Nearest comes Dalvay-by-the-Sea, 9.5 km off, in North Shore.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Dalvay-by-the-SeaNational Historic Site · 1896–1900 · 9.5 km away, in North Shore |
| ArdgowanNational Historic Site · 1850–1851 · 10 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Ravenwood House #5Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1820–1829 · 11 km away, in Charlottetown |
| FairholmNational Historic Site · 1839–1840 · 12 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Province HouseNational Historic Site · 1839–1848 · 12 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Great George Street Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1864 · 12 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Apothecaries HallNational Historic Site · 1900–1901 · 12 km away, in Charlottetown |
| St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic BasilicaNational Historic Site · 1896–1908 · 12 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Charlottetown City HallNational Historic Site · 1888–1889 · 12 km away, in Charlottetown |
| All Souls ChapelNational Historic Site · 1888–1889 · 12 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Dundas TerraceNational Historic Site · 1889–1890 · 13 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1833–1835 · 13 km away, in Charlottetown |
Around North Shore, within 25 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
The area here stretches to 25 km around North Shore: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
The oldest is Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst in West River, from 1748. 20 dated places within 25 km make up the record. 9 go back before 1867.
North Shore built the most from 1961 to 1980, 30% of today’s homes
Count back from today and half of North Shore’s homes are older than 2001. Like the typical town (18%), North Shore has 18% of its homes from before 1961. North Shore has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 19%, where most towns have 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
North Shore and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore | 1,609 | 0 | 0 | — |
| North Shore | 2,994 | 2 | 1 | 1896 |
| Charlottetown | 48,118 | 14 | 11 | 1820 |
| Crossroads | 2,366 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East River, Part 1 | 2,657 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stratford | 13,152 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Miltonvale Park | 1,279 | 0 | 0 | — |
North Shore in brief
Before 1961: 18% of North Shore’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: people of its past such as William Scott Ferguson (1875) and John Alexander Mathieson (1863).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about North Shore’s history
How many historic places does North Shore have on the registers?
Not within North Shore. Its nearest is a top designation: Dalvay-by-the-Sea, 9.5 km away in North Shore.
How old are the homes in North Shore?
The 2021 Census dates 18% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Why might a heritage building in North Shore be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 2 further listings in North Shore show up only as Wikidata numbers.
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).