History
The Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity in 1877 to provide an education rich in the arts, sciences, and humanities for the daughters of immigrant families. The school included instruction in matters of faith and development of moral character.
The first enrollment consisted of fifteen young women. By 1889 the Academy's campus included the convent, a five story school building, an annex, and a building used for science labs.
The Academy outgrew its quarters on Washington Street in downtown Buffalo, NY. In 1928 the Sisters secured a 5-acre (20,000 m2) property in Eggertsville, and began supervising construction of the new Sacred Heart Academy. In 1930 the cornerstone was laid.
In 1997 the campus was yet again expanded with the purchase of an adjacent building, providing additional learning areas for SHA's music students. Clare Music Hall, named in honor of St. Clare of Assisi, opened in September 1999.
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