▁the ▁following ▁June . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁a ▁dis astr ous ▁fire ▁swe pt ▁through ▁the ▁campus ▁causing ▁irre par able ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁university ▁buildings . ▁With ▁the ▁encourag ement ▁of ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Foundation , ▁which ▁was ▁prom oting ▁the ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁all ▁Nova ▁Scot ian ▁post - second ary ▁institutions ▁to ▁Hal if ax ▁around ▁a ▁nucle us ▁formed ▁by ▁Dal h ous ie ▁University , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁King ' s ▁College ▁received ▁funds ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁a ▁newly ▁built ▁campus ▁in ▁Hal if ax . ▁King ' s ▁College ▁remains ▁an ▁independent ▁university , ▁although ▁its ▁students ▁enjoy ▁affili ation ▁privileges ▁with ▁Dal h ous ie . ▁Its ▁campus ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Oxford ▁Street ▁and ▁Cob urg ▁Road , ▁occup ying ▁the ▁north west ▁corner ▁of ▁Dal h ous ie ' s ▁Stud ley ▁Camp us . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁former ▁King ' s ▁College ▁campus ▁in ▁W inds or ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁colon ies ▁which ▁became ▁Canada . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Edge hill ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁ ▁The ▁init iat ory ▁step ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Edge hill ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁Al umn i ▁of ▁King ' s ▁College ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 th , ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁brought ▁under ▁the