Bank of Nova Scotia Building

Halifax, Canada

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerCanadian Register of Historic Places↗

The Bank of Nova Scotia Building stands as a six-storey Beaux-Arts structure of sandstone in downtown Halifax, designed by Canadian architect John M. Lyle and erected in 1930 adjacent to Province House on Hollis Street. One of three banks Lyle designed for the Bank of Nova Scotia, beginning in 1907, the building exemplifies classical refinement through its decorative stone carvings of wildlife, flowers, and symbolic motifs. Grand bronze doors mark the entrance, while the interior showcases lavish materials—marble, brass, bronze, and wood sheathing the main floor, complemented by a large circular metal coat of arms in the entry hall. The building is registered as both a Provincially and Municipally Protected Property.