William A. Wirt High School

William A Wirt Senior High School was a four-year public high school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana. In May 2009 the school announced that after over 70 years it would be closing.

Type: Brownfield land
Description: public school in Gary, Indiana, United States
Also known as: “Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts High Ability Academy”
Address: 210 North Grand Boulevard, Gary, IN 46403

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Miller Town Hall and Miller station.

Miller Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Visviva, Public domain.

The Miller Town Hall is a two-story brick building in the Miller Beach community in Gary, Indiana, in the United States. It was constructed to serve as the administrative building for the town of Miller, incorporated in 1907, and was used for that purpose until Miller's annexation into Gary in 1918. Miller Town Hall is situated 3,500 feet south of William A. Wirt High School.

Miller station

Railway station

Photo: Jacob G., CC BY-SA 2.0.

Miller is a train station in Gary, Indiana, serving the South Shore Line commuter rail system. It serves the community of Miller Beach and is one of three South Shore Line stations within the municipal boundaries of Gary. Miller station is situated 1 mile south of William A. Wirt High School.

Marquette Park

Park

Photo: chicagogeek, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marquette Park, originally called Lake Front Park, is a municipal park completely surrounded by Indiana Dunes National Park. Its primary features include 1.4 miles of Lake Michigan beaches, inland ponds, sand dunes, wetlands, a lagoon, and indigenous oak savanna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miller Beach and Aetna.

Miller Beach

Quarter

Photo: Takingactioningary, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Miller Beach is a neighborhood of Gary, Indiana on the southernmost shore of Lake Michigan. First settled in 1851, Miller Beach was originally an independent town.

Aetna

Quarter

Photo: Visviva, CC0.

Aetna is a neighborhood in northeastern Gary, Indiana, south of Miller Beach and east of Interstate 65. As of 2000, the neighborhood had a population of 4,942, which was 83% black and 11% white. Aetna is situated 2 miles southwest of William A. Wirt High School.