Tamaqua Area School District Admin. Building

The photo above shows the school administration building in the early 1980s. At this time it was the Home Savings and Loan Association.

The present day home of the Tamaqua Area School District Administration offices, located at the corner of West Broad and Nescopeck Streets, was originally a grand Victorian mansion built by prominent Tamaqua businessman, Henry A. Weldy. Established in the mid 1800s, Weldy was owner of the sprawling H.A. Weldy Gunpowder Works located just above Tamaqua near Taggartsville and Mintzers Station. He built this grand Victorian mansion as his residence circa 1870s, but only resided here for a few years before deciding to build an even bigger mansion on Pine Street, after acquiring a choice piece of land there.