Chebucto Road School

Reason for registration

its heritage value based on its age, architecture, personage associations with education in Nova Scotia as well as its role following the 1917 Halifax Explosion disaster and its character-defining elements; which include its: location at the corner of Chebucto Road and St. Matthias Street; classical Revival style of architecture with symmetrical facades; two and one-half storey brick structure with I-shaped form with pavilions at each end; decorative brick detailing exemplified by its style, such as its pilasters, ornate capitals, dentil trim outlining the cornice, and several arched windows found above entrances and in the pediments; granite and sandstone detailing including keystones, sills and capitals; Scottish dormers above the two-storey bayed windows along the Northeast and Southwest facing facades; 2-over-2 hung windows that vary in scale, but most have rectangular or arched clerestory windows; two main entrances in the pavilions with wooden doors and fixed arched windows; and large, rounded window openings in each pediment above the two main entrances.