St. George's (Round) Church (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

St. George's (Round) Church
St George's Round Church, view from the Northwest
44°39′12″N 63°34′58″W / 44.6534°N 63.5829°W / 44.6534; -63.5829
Location	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Country	Canada
Denomination	Anglican Church of Canada
Churchmanship	High church
Website	Official Website
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1756 (as the Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church) 1827 (as the Parish of St. George)
Dedication	Saint George
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Palladian
Groundbreaking	1800
Completed	1812 (Original structure) 1827 (Addition of the apsidal chancel and entrance) 2000 (Restoration)
Specifications
Materials	Wood
Administration
Province	Canada
Diocese	Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Clergy
Rector	Nicholas Hatt
Laity
Director of music	Garth MacPhee
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	St. George's Anglican Church / Round Church National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	18 November 1983
Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act
Type	Provincially Registered Property
Designated	8 April 1999

St. George's (Anglican) Round Church is a wooden round church in the neo-Classical Palladian style located in Halifax Regional Municipality in Downtown Halifax. Construction on the church began in 1800 thanks in large part to the financial backing of the British royal family. The church’s primary architect remains a mystery, but Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (and father of Queen Victoria) was highly influential & involved in the design process. It is located at the corner of Brunswick and Cornwallis Streets in the North End district. The church was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1983 given its associations with the early history of Halifax and its Palladian architecture.^[1][2]