Halifax Academy building

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Halifax Academy building
1649 Brunswick Street, Halifax, NS
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Established1878;147 years ago (1878)
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Halifax Academy building, or Alliance Atlantis Academy, is a Victorian era building located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is a registered heritage property. [1]

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Heritage value

It was built in 1877 for use as a high school, the Halifax Academy. In 1883 Dalhousie University rented two rooms in which to house the newly founded Dalhousie Law School. [1]

It is a three-storey, red brick building built in the Second Empire style. [1] It was designed by Henry Busch, a proponent of the style, and prominent Halifax architect. Andrew Cobb designed an extension in 1917. [2]

Modern day

In 2003 Alliance Atlantis donated the building to NSCAD University [3] who have used it for their film program since 2004. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Halifax Academy Building (provincial registration) . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Halifax Academy (municipal registration) . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Dinoff, Distin (13 October 2003). "NSCAD gets new building, film program". Playback . Brunico Communications Ltd. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Our Campuses - NSCAD" . Retrieved 29 April 2018.

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