12 CORDECHO SPIRIT. MIND. BODY. Expanding our Footprint uffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart is thrilled to announce that one of the school’s major Strategic Plan objectives has been fulfilled through the acquisition of a property located at 3826 Main Street. SHA’s purchase of the building and lot, formerly occupied by People, Inc., was filed in early August. Located just across Maynard Drive from SHA’s Clare Music Hall, the building adds 10,000 square feet of bright, flexible space to the Academy’s facilities. Originally the home of the Eggertsville Hose Company, it was designed in 1931 by the storied Buffalo architectural firm of Bley & Lyman—the same team responsible for designing our iconic building at 3860 Main Street. “The possibilities for this space are extremely exciting. It satisfies the immediate needs for IB and AP testing locations as well as meeting and community gathering space,” says Head of School Jennifer Demert. “The rooms are large and airy with ample natural light, so the building already feels like a perfect match for our unique approach to learning in community. ” Among the most immediately beneficial aspects of the acquisition is the three quarter acre lot, which currently accommodates 53 parking spaces. SHA’s leadership has long sought a permanent alternative to the school’s tenuous parking agreement with the Benchmark Group which owns the adjacent parking lot. With the addition of 3826 Main Street and an expansion of the parking area to the rear of SHA’s main building, Sacred Heart will independently satisfy parking needs for our active and vibrant school community. With parking and additional learning space secured, two major Strategic Plan facilities objectives remain: To arrange long-term access to home fields for athletics and to improve the auditorium to better showcase Sacred Heart’s talented performers. Members of the Strategic Planning committee continue to develop strategies in support of both goals, and updates on their progress will be forthcoming. The classic architectural beauty of Bley and Lyman is now visible in two buildings on the expanded Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart campus. Which cover images from our existing campus at 3860 Main Street and the newly acquired sister building did you correctly identify? 1. There’s no mistaking the entrance to our original gymnasium at 3860 Main Street. Arched windows, flooding interior spaces with light are abundantly found in both buildings. 2. Decorative light fixtures are found in both buildings, including this example from the central foyer at the sister building. 3. Even traditional rectangular windows are surrounded with decorative brick arches. While this feature is visible at both properties, the example in this picture belongs to the sister building. 4. Decorative iron work gives the impression of a Juliet balcony as seen over the main entrance at the sister building. 5. The jewel of 3860 Main Street has always been the tower, topped with a cross. This image is clearly visible from our new property as well as the new rear parking area. 6. A slight variation in wrought iron appears outside second floor classrooms at 3860 Main Street, closely resembling the entrance of the sister building. 7. Iron and wood banisters grace the terrazzo stairs in both buildings but this elegantly curved newel post is only present at the sister building. 8. Leaded glass windows complement the white columns flanking the entrance to the sister building. 9. Arched windows illuminate both spaces with ample natural light, as visible in the staircase leading from the second to the third floors of 3860 Main Street.
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