Lunenburg Academy

Lunenburg, Canada

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerCanadian Register of Historic Places↗

Lunenburg Academy, a historic school building in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, was constructed in 1895 in the Second Empire style to replace an earlier structure destroyed by fire. The academy served as a school for over a century until 2012, when the Town of Lunenburg assumed ownership of the property. Designated a National Historic Site in 1983, the building is recognized for its distinctive Second Empire architectural features and its significance in illustrating Nova Scotia's 19th-century education system. As of 2019, it has been repurposed to house a library and music school, with restoration efforts continuing.