The Park Place School in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was built in 1903 at the then-extravagant cost of $100,000, with 9 classrooms and a basement play area.[2]
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| Location | 301 S. Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221 |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′42″N 79°53′45″W / 40.4450°N 79.8957°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Dean, Ellsworth; Wilson, A. & S., Co. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
| MPS | Pittsburgh Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002701 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1986 |
The school closed in 1979 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] Later, it briefly functioned as an apartment building. Since 2012 it has hosted part of the Environmental Charter School.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Park Place School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ Chute, Eleanor (2014-11-05). "Environmental Charter School may buy building in Regent Square". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
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