St. George's (Round) Church | |
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44°39′12″N 63°34′58″W / 44.6534°N 63.5829°W | |
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 |
Official name | St. George's Anglican Church / Round Church National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 18 November 1983 |
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]