Academy of the Holy Names
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Markerman62
N 27° 57.565 W 082° 28.841
17R E 354351 N 3093589
Located at North Albany St and West Spruce St in West Tampa.
Waymark Code: WMQ79X
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2016
Views: 2
On Sept. 14, 1896, Sisters of the Holy Names established The Academy of The Holy Names by order of Bishop John Moore. Sisters Mary Emiline and Mary Hubert were the first teachers in this brick school.
On Nov. 29, 1896, Fr. William Tyrrell, S.J., offered the first Catholic mass in West Tampa in the second floor chapel. It is here that the history of St. Joseph Parish begins. In 1930, when the Academy was moved to Bayshore, the Salesian Sisters took charge of the school renaming it St. Joseph School. In 1955, the school moved to Cherry and MacDill.
Marker Number: None
Date: September 14, 1996
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: The West Tampa Centennial Society, Inc. and the Tampa Historical Society.
Website: Not listed
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