Hardy Williams Academy

Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School, June 2010
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Location	5400 Warrington Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	39°56′31″N75°13′35″W / 39.9419°N 75.2264°W / 39.9419; -75.2264
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]

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

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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2012.Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.

External links

• Official website