Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0The heritage near Fairhaven: 11 places in a 5 km radius
Only 7.4% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. Look 4 km away, to Caswell Hill, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
Within 5 km of Fairhaven, one top designation
The earliest date is Nutana Pioneer Cemetery’s, 1884, 4 km away. By designation: 9 provincial or municipal listings, a heritage railway station and a National Historic Site. Count to 5 km and there are 11.
The 11 nearest, within 5 km
| VIA Rail (Union) Station, Saskatoon, SaskatchewanHeritage Railway Station · 1964–1965 · 2.1 km away, in South West Industrial |
| Bowerman HouseMunicipal heritage property · 1907 · 3.4 km away, in South West Industrial |
| Landa ResidenceMunicipal heritage property · 1913 · 3.7 km away, in Pleasant Hill |
| Nutana Pioneer CemeteryMunicipal heritage property · 1884 · 4 km away, in Avalon |
| Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific)National Historic Site · 1907–1909 · 4.1 km away, in Caswell Hill |
| Fairbanks-Morse WarehouseMunicipal heritage property · 1911 · 4.2 km away, in Central Business District |
| Hutchinson BuildingMunicipal heritage property · 1923 · 4.5 km away, in Central Business District |
| Marr ResidenceMunicipal heritage property · 1884 · 4.6 km away, in Buena Vista |
| Land Titles BuildingProvincial heritage property · 1910 · 4.6 km away, in Central Business District |
| Gustin HouseMunicipal heritage property · 1920 · 4.8 km away, in Buena Vista |
| Arrand BlockMunicipal heritage property · 1912 · 4.9 km away, in Buena Vista |
Most of what stands within 5 km of Fairhaven dates from the decades after Confederation
Each historic place within 5 km of Fairhaven, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Oldest of all: Nutana Pioneer Cemetery, Avalon, 1884. Dated places within 5 km: 11.
Most of Fairhaven’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 44%
New building is strong in Fairhaven: 5.3% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%. Over half of the homes in Fairhaven were already standing by 1981. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 28% of Fairhaven’s, about the typical 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Fairhaven and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhaven | 6,536 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Parkridge | 4,518 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South West Industrial | 5,297 | 2 | 0 | 1907 |
| Pacific Heights | 3,770 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Meadowgreen | 3,782 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Blairmore Suburban Centre | 7,411 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Confederation Park | 5,771 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fairhaven in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 7.4%, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- 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.
Questions about Fairhaven’s history
How many historic places does Fairhaven have on the registers?
Fairhaven has none of its own yet. VIA Rail (Union) Station, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in South West Industrial, is the nearest, 2.1 km away.
How old are the homes in Fairhaven?
The 2021 Census dates 7.4% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
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).