St. Ann's Academy (Victoria, British Columbia)
| St. Ann’s Academy | |
|---|---|
Main building | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | French Canadian - Quebec Provincial |
| Location | 835 Humboldt Street Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1B1 |
| Country | Canada |
| Construction started | 1858 Chapel 1871 School 1886 & 1909 Convent |
| Client | Sisters of Saint Ann |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Joseph Michaud, Charles Verheyden, John Teague, Thomas Hooper |
| Official name | St. Ann's Academy National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1989 |
St. Ann's Academy was a girls' Catholic boarding and day school from grade 3–12, and boys K–3. First Nations orphans and girls were sent to the Academy from other missions run by the Sisters of St. Ann.
The main academy building, which also served as the Provincial House, convent and novitiate, was built by the Roman Catholic Congregation of Women the Sisters of Saint Anne of Lachine, Quebec. The chapel, designed by Father Joseph Michaud, was built in 1858 as St. Andrew's Cathedral was moved in 1886 to be St. Ann's Chapel and is the oldest part of the Academy. Later a convent was added (1887) to the west side of the Academy and behind the Academy (1910).