title: Halifax Academy building
text: # Halifax Academy building
  
  Halifax Academy building, or Alliance Atlantis Academy, is a Victorian era building located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is a registered heritage property.
  
  ## 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.
  
  It is a three-storey, red brick building built in the Second Empire style. It was designed by Henry Busch, a proponent of the style, and prominent Halifax architect. Andrew Cobb designed an extension in 1917.
  
  ## Modern day
  
  In 2003 Alliance Atlantis donated the building to NSCAD University who have used it for their film program since 2004.
  
  