Armbrae Academy

The Halifax Ladies' College was incorporated in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1887 (Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1881 c. 91). Its first home was the mansion on Pleasant Street which had been built for Richard John Uniacke Jr. about 1821, on a site now occupied by the Sir John Thompson Building. The college remained in its original home until 1940, when the building became a hostel for servicemen. Halifax Ladies' College then relocated to "Armbrae" on Oxford Street, which had been built as a twin to the Dalhousie University President's Lodge. Armbrae was demolished in 1963 to make way for a new brick structure, which has been the college's home since 1964. The original 1887 statute establishing the college was superseded by An Act to Incorporate the Governors of the Halifax Ladies' College and Conservatory of Music (SNS 1921 c. 167). The College and Conservatory remained legally joined until 1952, when the 1921 Act was amended to dissolve the union of the two institutions (SNS 1952 c. 117). In 1979, the Halifax Ladies' College became co-educational. In 1980 the name of the institution was officially changed to Armbrae Academy.