E. H. Horne School

Reason for registration

heritage value based on its age, architecture, personage association and association with the history of education in Nova Scotia and its character-defining elements; which are its: two-and-one-half storey construction; half-hipped roof with overhang and return at eaves; rounded, wooden shingled dormer on the front façade; rectangular, wooden shingled dormer on the rear façade; symmetrical design; brick ‘speed tile’ construction with quoin detailing at corners; simple horizontal slider windows on the lower level; large scaled four-over-four vertical hung windows with transoms on the main level; six-over-six vertical hung windows in the upper level dormers; and large scaled four-over-four vertical hung windows with transoms on the upper level of each side elevation; wooden side porches; prominent central entrance on the front façade with double-doors and side and transom lights and lettering with school name on front dormer.