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Historic Mount Allison: Second Male Academy building (1867-1882)

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Second Male Academy Building (1867-1882)

Quick facts

Architect: Rev. George Butcher

Style: Italianate

Materials: Wood

Cornerstone laid: 15 May 1866

Opened: 8 August 1867

Closed: Destroyed by fire on 8 January 1882

Following the destruction of the first Academy in 1866, a second was built in its place. It opened on August 8, 1867 and was unfortunately also destroyed by fire on January 7, 1882.

Second Mount Allison Academy Building, [between 1867 and 1881]

Mount Allison University Archives. Picture collection, 2007.07/164. May only be reproduced with permission from the Mount Allison University Archives.