TopClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1922–1923Cathedral of St Teresa of Avila11 boulevard Monseigneur-DudemainePhoto: F.Maltais · Public domain · Commons file
Maison Hector-Authier · Photo: ChristianScott42 · CC BY-SA 3.05historic places on the registers
History of Amos · Canada’s heritage registers
The registers list 5 historic places in Amos, one at the top
On the list: 4 municipal citations. Amos’s 3.9 per 10,000 residents puts it ahead of 93% of Canadian towns. The earliest construction date, 1912, belongs to Maison Hector-Authier. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has January 3, 1914, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
Historic places
5
3.9 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Provincial and local listings
4
municipal citations on Québec’s register
Oldest building
1912
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
21%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
4 pictures of Amos today, 1 from its past
Every place on Amos’s registers has a photo here. Begin with Cathedral of St Teresa of Avila, then Maison Hector-Authier.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Through time
Old pictures of Amos
The oldest view of one of its historic places, made before 1950. Tap the picture to enlarge it.
c. 1923Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where Amos’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designationsProvincial and local listings
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 5, by tier
1 Highest designations4 Provincial and local listings
Two open registers meet here: Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations and Québec’s heritage register, which records both provincial classements and municipal citations.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Amos with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
What’s designated
Two groups top Amos’s list: public buildings and houses, 2 each
The first by rank are Cathedral of St Teresa of Avila and Maison Hector-Authier.
Public buildings2
Houses2
Churches and religious buildings1
Grouped by what each register says the place is or was; a converted building counts as what it was built for.
Provincial and local listings
4 more places Amos or its province protects
Designations came from 1992 to 2009. Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. The oldest, Maison Hector-Authier, dates from 1912; the newest from 1945. Each one opens its own page.
LocalMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1912Maison Hector-Authier122 avenue AuthierPhoto: ChristianScott42 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
LocalMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1921–1922Ancien palais de justice d'Amos101 3e Avenue EstPhoto: ChristianScott42 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
LocalMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1945Évêché d'Amos450 rue Principale NordPhoto: ChristianScott42 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Cited heritage site (Québec)Site de la maison Hector-Authier122 avenue AuthierPhoto: ChristianScott42 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Homes by age
Amos’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 41% of its homes
Few of Amos’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 9.5%, the norm 15%. Before 1961: 21% of Amos’s homes, near the usual 18%. From 2016 to 2021 Amos added 3.1% of its homes, less than the typical town’s 4.1%.
21%
Before 1961
41%
1961–80
26%
1981–2000
9.5%
2001–15
3.1%
2016–21
AmosTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Amos has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 12,700 to 12,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Amos5
Ahead of it: Downtown. The typical town its size has 1. 8 of them have nothing on the registers.
Neighbours
Amos and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos | 12,773 | 5 | 1 | 1912 |
| Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier | 1,046 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Trécesson | 1,240 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Amos in brief
The 2021 Census dates 21% of Amos’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The count is 5 historic places, one with the highest designation, with Cathedral of St Teresa of Avila first. Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more historic places. For the rest, the list grew between 1992 and 2009.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Québec’s register. In Québec the ministry of culture publishes its register openly: provincial classements, declared sites and the municipalities’ citations all appear, with their descriptions.
- 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. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
Questions about Amos’s history
Which places in Amos have the highest designation?
It is Cathedral of St Teresa of Avila.
What is the oldest building in Amos?
By its record, Maison Hector-Authier, from 1912 (Municipal citation (Québec)).
How old are the homes in Amos?
21% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada). Québec register data: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, CC BY 4.0.
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (MCC, Données Québec) · 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).