Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0History around Watrous: 26 designated places within 100 km
From Watrous, look 63 km away, to Humboldt, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Building from 2016 to 2021 gave it 1.2% of its homes, where most towns have 4.1%.
Watrous’s area holds 6 top-tier places within 100 km
Nearest comes “Canadian National Railways (Canadian Northern Railway) Station, Humboldt, Saskatchewan”, 63 km off, in Humboldt. Marr Residence, 96 km off, is the oldest: 1884. 26 places lie within 100 km.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian National Railways (Canadian Northern Railway) Station, Humboldt, SaskatchewanHeritage Railway Station · 1905–1906 · 63 km away, in Humboldt |
| Humboldt Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1911–1913 · 63 km away, in Humboldt |
| Vonda RinkMunicipal heritage property · 1942 · 84 km away, in Aberdeen No. 373 |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Wynyard, SaskatchewanHeritage Railway Station · 1909–1910 · 89 km away, in Wynyard |
| Forestry Farm Park and ZooNational Historic Site · 94 km away, in Evergreen |
| Rugby ChapelMunicipal heritage property · 1912 · 94 km away, in University |
| College BuildingNational Historic Site · 1910–1913 · 95 km away, in Grosvenor Park |
| Victoria SchoolMunicipal heritage property · 1888 · 95 km away, in Grosvenor Park |
| Saskatoon Electrical System SubstationMunicipal heritage property · 95 km away, in Haultain |
| Broadway TheatreMunicipal heritage property · 1946 · 95 km away, in Haultain |
| Former Fire Hall No. 3Municipal heritage property · 1911 · 96 km away, in Haultain |
| Sommerville/Petitt HouseMunicipal heritage property · 1912 · 96 km away, in Central Business District |
Most of what stands within 100 km of Watrous dates from the decades after Confederation
The area here stretches to 100 km around Watrous: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
The oldest is Marr Residence in Buena Vista, from 1884. 23 places within 100 km have a date.
Watrous keeps more old homes than most towns: 25% from before 1961, against 18%
More of Watrous’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 43%. Half of the homes standing in Watrous today were built before 1981. Building from 1981 to 2000 gave Watrous 20% of its homes, near the usual 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Watrous in brief
Before 1961: 25% of Watrous’s homes, against 18% in the typical town.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
Questions about Watrous’s history
How many historic places does Watrous have on the registers?
Not inside Watrous. The closest is Canadian National Railways (Canadian Northern Railway) Station, Humboldt, Saskatchewan in Humboldt, 63 km away.
How old are the homes in Watrous?
25% predate 1961, where 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).