Registered Heritage Properties
- Kenny-Dennis Building (c.1841) 1740 Granville Street
- Acadian Recorder Building (c.1900) 1724 Granville Street
Important Historical Associations
• The Development Site has a rich association with journalism and the printing industry dating back to John Howe’s Halifax Journal in 1780.
• For most of the 20th century, the prominent 7-storey Cragg Building helped define the character of the Barrington and George corner, the public space of Grand Parade, and the view corridor from the Town Clock to the Waterfront. A unified site strategy reflects the historic built character and re-establishes an urban prominence.
• The Site has historically been home to many newspapers and important figures: the Halifax Journal (1780–1800), John Howe; the Acadian Recorder (1813–1930), Anthony Henry Holland; the Halifax Herald (now the Chronicle Herald), William Dennis; and the Evening Mail (later called the Mail Star), William Henry Dennis and Graham W. Dennis.