The initiatory step in the establishment of the Edgehill School for Girls was taken by the Alumni of King's College on June 25, 1890. The project was brought under the notice of the Synod of the Diocese of Nova Scotia in the address of the Bishop on June 27, 1890. The foundation of the new building was commenced on May 18, 1891. The corner-stone of the New Building was laid on June 23, 1891, by the Hon, Dir John C. Allen, D. C. L, Chief Justice of New Brunswick, assisted by the Very Rev. Dean Gilpin, D. D. , Commissary of the Bishop of Nova Scotia.