Allegheny High School is a former high school in the Allegheny Center neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1888 as the sole high school serving what was then the independent city of Allegheny. An annex was added in 1904 and the original 1888 building was replaced by a new Art-Deco-style structure in 1936. The surviving 1904 and 1936 buildings, which were designed by Frederick J. Osterling and Marion M. Steen respectively, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1][4]
Allegheny High School | |
 1904 "annex" building | |
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| Location | 220 W. Commons St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°27′11″N 80°0′32″W / 40.45306°N 80.00889°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Frederick J. Osterling; Marion M. Steen |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Art Deco |
| MPS | Pittsburgh Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002643[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1986 |
| Designated CPHS | March 15, 1974[2] |
| Designated PHLF | 1992[3] |
The campus is no longer a high school but is still used by Pittsburgh Public Schools for elementary and middle grades (Allegheny PreK–5 and Allegheny 6–8).
Notable Allegheny High graduates include William N. Robson, award-winning writer, director, and producer from the old-time radio era[5] and Dorothy Mae Richardson, an African American community activist whose work was essential to the founding of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.
American novelist Willa Cather taught English and Latin at Allegheny High School, where she came to head the English department.
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ "Allegheny High School". Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 1986. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Quigley, Martin J. (1929). The Motion Picture Almanac. p. 70. Retrieved 6 February 2017.