Fenwick Place
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fenwick Place is a Dalhousie University student residence in the south end of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Completed in 1971, it is the tallest building in Halifax at 98 metres and 33 stories. Fenwick Place occupies a property between Fenwick Street and South Street; it takes its name from Fenwick Street which honours former Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, Sir William Fenwick Williams.
At the time the building was being built the developer meant it to be much taller and even touted it to become the largest residential project east of Toronto. Once financial problems set in, the goal seemed unreachable and Fenwick Place was sold off to Dalhousie University for $5.25 million CAD as a student residence and was never "fully" completed on its interior. The top 2 floors of the building were designed to contain a swimming pool, however the pool was never completed; local lore suggests that engineers and architects never took into account the weight of water in the pool, so it was unable to be filled.
[edit] External links
 |
This article about a Canadian building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
