Hardy Williams Academy

Hardy Williams Academy, formerly the Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Southwest Schuylkill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924. It is a three-story, 17 bay, brick building on a raised stone basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It is in the shape of a shallow "W". It features a center projecting pavilion, stone cornice, and a brick parapet.[2] The school was named for Anna Howard Shaw.

Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School
Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School, June 2010
Location5400 Warrington Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39.9419°N 75.2264°W / 39.9419; -75.2264
Area3.2 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1922–1924
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002321[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] Since 2015, the school has been used as a charter school run by Mastery Charter Schools. It was renamed in honor of Hardy Williams.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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