Architect: Samuel C. Bugbee (1812-1877) of Saint John, NB
Location: present-day Campbell Hall
Size: 150 feet long, 45 feet wide, and four storeys tall
Style: Neoclassical, Greek revival
Materials: White wood exterior with foundation of red sandstone
Cornerstone laid: 9 July 1840
Opened: 19 January 1843
Closed: Destroyed by fire 16 January 1866
In 1839, Charles Frederick Allison offered to purchase a site in Sackville, New Brunswick, to erect a suitable building for a Methodist academy and to contribute operating funds of £100 a year for 10 years. This offer was accepted and the cornerstone for the first building of the Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy for boys was laid on July 9, 1840. The building was opened to students in January 1843 and remained in operation until it burned down on January 16, 1866.
Mount Allison University Archives. Picture collection, 2007.07/583. May only be reproduced with permission from the Mount Allison University Archives.
Mount Allison University Archives. Picture collection, 2007.07/579. May only be reproduced with permission from the Mount Allison University Archives.