On the corner of Routes 1 and 8

Annapolis County Courthouse with magnolias in bloom. Credit: halifaxbloggers.ca

Annapolis County Courthouse with magnolias in bloom. Credit: halifaxbloggers.ca

"The Annapolis County Court House is a solid, well-preserved, two storey Palladian building located at the corner of St. George Street and Prince Albert Road in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia." St. George Street is the local portion of Highway 8 which starts in Liverpool on the Atlantic Shore and ends in the Town where once shipping wharves lined the River.

Even numbered Highways run on a north-south axis, odd numbered highways run east-west.

Even-numbered Highways run on a north-south axis, odd numbered highways run east-west.

Prince Albert Road is the local portion of Highway 1 connecting Yarmouth in the extreme southwest of the Nova Scotia and the provincial capital, Halifax.

"The present Annapolis County Court House, built in 1837, designed by magistrates of the County’s Grand Jury and built by master builder Francis LeCain in 1836-1837, the Annapolis County Court House replaces an earlier (1793) wood frame court house and gaol that stood on the same site and burned in 1836."

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"The Old Court House is also significant because it embodies the pure symmetry, horizontality and Classical Revival detailing of the Palladian Style."

All text in italics from https://www.historicplaces.ca/

Mapannapolis.ca is the home of an extensive record of County heritage and historical buildings.

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