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History of Brigham · Canada’s heritage registers

Brigham, known as Adamsville until 1981

The nearest heritage to Brigham is Résidence George-Knight-Nesbitt, 6.5 km off, one of 15 places within 25 km. For the highest designations, the closest town is Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, 20 km off.

Historic places within 25 km

5 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

6.5 km

Résidence George-Knight-Nesbitt

Homes built before 1961

23%

typical town: 18%

How it began

Brigham’s first recorded year: 1855

July 1, 1855 is the date of Brigham’s municipality in Wikidata, and like many such dates it may record a charter, not the first homes. Until 1981, Brigham was called Adamsville. In 1855 the municipality took over from Farnham.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The age of the area

Around Brigham, within 25 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation

Out to 25 km from Brigham, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.

British North America 1760–18664

After Confederation 1867–19136

Wars and Depression 1914–19451

Since 1946 1946 on1

12 dated places within 25 km make up the record. 4 are older than 1867. Oldest of all: Moulin à eau de la Grande Barbue, Saint-Césaire, 1829.

Around the town

The heritage closest to Brigham: Résidence George-Knight-Nesbitt, at 6.5 km

Of 5 top designations nearby, Grange Alexander-Solomon-Walbridge is the closest, at 19 km. All told, 15 places are within 25 km. Oldest of them is Moulin à eau de la Grande Barbue (1829), 20 km off.

The 12 nearest, within 25 km

Résidence George-Knight-NesbittMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1881 · 6.5 km away, in Cowansville

Ensemble institutionnel de Saint-RomualdMunicipal citation (Québec) · 14 km away, in Farnham

Salle anglicane du complexe St. JamesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887–1888 · 14 km away, in Farnham

Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Farnham, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1950–1951 · 15 km away, in Farnham

Église Sainte-Famille de GranbyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1930–1931 · 17 km away, in Granby

Grange Alexander-Solomon-WalbridgeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1882 · 19 km away, in Bedford

Moulin à eau de la Grande BarbueMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1829 · 20 km away, in Saint-Césaire

Moulin FrelighClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1839 · 22 km away, in Frelighsburg

Ensemble religieux de Saint-Paul-d'AbbotsfordClassified heritage site (Québec) · 22 km away, in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford

Des Rivières BridgeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1884 · 22 km away, in Saint-Alexandre

Noyau institutionnel de KnowltonCited heritage site (Québec) · 23 km away, in Lac-Brome

Couvent des Sœurs de la Présentation de MarieMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1857 · 24 km away, in Saint-Césaire

Homes by age

Brigham built the most from 1961 to 1980, 39% of today’s homes

From 2016 on, Brigham built 3.7% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%. Homes from before 1961 make up 23% of Brigham’s housing; the typical town has 18%. Count back from today and half of Brigham’s homes are older than 1981.

23%

Before 1961

39%

1961–80

23%

1981–2000

12%

2001–15

3.7%

2016–21

BrighamTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

Neighbours

Brigham and its neighbours

Town	People	Places	Oldest
Brigham	2,386	0	—
Cowansville	17,269	1	1881
Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby	3,545	0	—
Dunham	3,632	0	—
Bromont	12,413	0	—
Farnham	11,315	3	1887
Ange-Gardien	3,100	0	—

In brief

Brigham in brief

The pre-1961 share of Brigham’s homes is 23%, against 18% in the typical town.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Québec’s register. Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel records the province’s classements and declarations and every municipal citation, each with a description and a point.
The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
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.
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.
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.
Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.

Questions about Brigham’s history

How many historic places does Brigham have on the registers?

Brigham has none of its own yet. Résidence George-Knight-Nesbitt, in Cowansville, is the nearest, 6.5 km away.

How old are the homes in Brigham?

Before 1961: 23% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.

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).