Scenic NS Town Looking to Sell Historic 1890s Schoolhouse, Says Can’t Afford Upkeep

Scenic NS Town Looking to Sell Historic 1890s Schoolhouse, Says Can’t Afford Upkeep
Lunenburg Academy is shown in a handout photo. A scenic town on Nova Scotia’s South Shore is looking to sell a prominent schoolhouse designated as a National Historic Site, because it can’t afford its upkeep. The Canadian Press/HO-Lunenburg Academy Foundation
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A prominent former schoolhouse in the scenic Nova Scotia town of Lunenburg is up for sale because the community can’t afford the costs of maintaining the national historic site.

Lunenburg Academy, which dates back to 1895, is a three-storey Victorian-style building often referred to as the castle on the hill. The building served as a school until 2012 and now operates as a community cultural centre.