LocalMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1820Maison du patrimoine de Grenville17 rue du Canal NordPhoto: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Maison du patrimoine de Grenville · Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.01historic place on the registers
History of Grenville · Canada’s heritage registers
Grenville’s past, on the record: 1 historic place
Grenville’s one place is Maison du patrimoine de Grenville, a municipal citation (québec) begun in 1820. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is January 1, 1876; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
Historic places
1
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Provincial and local listings
1
municipal citations on Québec’s register
Oldest building
1820
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
21%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Grenville’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Provincial and local listings
Tap any dot to open that place’s own page; hovering shows its name.
The 1, by tier
1 Provincial and local listings
In Québec the record is fuller than elsewhere: beside Parks Canada’s designations, the province’s register lists its classements and every municipal citation.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Provincial and local listings
One more place Grenville or its province protects
Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
Within 25 km of Grenville: 12 places on the registers
For the highest designations, the nearest of 5 is Macdonell-Williamson House, 18 km away. Nearest comes Calumet railway station, 4.1 km off, in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge. Maison Barclay, 19 km off, is the oldest: 1800.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Calumet railway stationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1877 · 4.1 km away, in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge |
| L'Orignal JailDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1825 · 7.4 km away, in Vankleek Hill |
| Église Saint-MungoMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1836 · 11 km away, in Brownsburg-Chatham |
| Macdonell-Williamson HouseNational Historic Site · 1817–1820 · 18 km away, in East Hawkesbury |
| Carillon CanalNational Historic Site · 1826–1834 · 18 km away, in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil |
| Collector's HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1842–1844 · 18 km away, in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil |
| Superintendent's ResidenceRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1842–1844 · 19 km away, in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil |
| Maison BarclayClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1800–1850 · 19 km away, in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil |
| Carillon BarracksNational Historic Site · 1836–1839 · 19 km away, in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil |
| Édifice centenaire de la municipalité régionale de comté d'ArgenteuilMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887 · 20 km away, in Lachute |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Lachute, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1929–1930 · 21 km away, in Lachute |
| Église Christ Church de Saint-André-d'ArgenteuilClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1819–1828 · 21 km away, in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil |
Homes by age
Grenville is still building: 12% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 27% of Grenville’s homes. 21% of Grenville’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 23% of Grenville’s, against 15% in the typical town.
21%
Before 1961
27%
1961–80
17%
1981–2000
23%
2001–15
12%
2016–21
GrenvilleTypical 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
Grenville and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenville | 1,889 | 1 | 0 | 1820 |
| Hawkesbury | 11,451 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Grenville-sur-la-Rouge | 3,040 | 1 | 0 | 1877 |
| Vankleek Hill | 9,321 | 1 | 0 | 1825 |
| East Hawkesbury | 3,787 | 1 | 1 | 1817 |
| Brownsburg-Chatham | 8,466 | 1 | 0 | 1836 |
In brief
Grenville in brief
Counted by age, 21% of Grenville’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The lists come to 1 historic place. Beyond that, Louis-Étienne Parent (1875) and Dave Gill (1886) are its people of the past on the record; and its designation dates from 2008.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- 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.
- Québec’s register. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
- Protection. Québec’s classements and citations carry legal protection: work on a classified building needs the minister’s authorization, on a cited one the municipality’s. Federal designations commemorate.
Questions about Grenville’s history
How many historic places does Grenville have on the registers?
The registers list 1 historic place inside Grenville.
What is the oldest building in Grenville?
Maison du patrimoine de Grenville, a Municipal citation (Québec), begun in 1820.
How old are the homes in Grenville?
21% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
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).