Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School | |
 Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School, June 2010 | |
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| Location | 5400 Warrington Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′31″N 75°13′35″W / 39.9419°N 75.2264°W |
| Area | 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Built | 1922–1924 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002321[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
The 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, United States.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
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History and architectural features
The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1922 and 1924. It is a three-story, seventeen-bay, brick building which sits on a raised stone basement. It was designed in the Colonial Revival-style in the shape of a shallow "W," and features a center projecting pavilion, stone cornice, and a brick parapet.[2] The school was named for Anna Howard Shaw.
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
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-07. 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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