Washington Education Center (Pittsburgh)
| Washington Education Center | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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169 40th St. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15216 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | September 1, 1937[1] |
| Opened | 1937 |
| Closed | 2006 |
| School district | Pittsburgh Public Schools |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Website | 40°28′10″N 79°57′46″W / 40.4695°N 79.9628°WCoordinates: 40°28′10″N 79°57′46″W / 40.4695°N 79.9628°W |
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Washington Vocational School | |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Charles W. Bier, Marion M. Steen |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Art Deco |
| MPS | Pittsburgh Public Schools TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 86002715[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1986 |
| Designated PHLF | 2002[3] |
Washington Education Center is a former vocational school in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Lawrenceville at 40th Street and Eden Way.
The former Washington Polytec Academy is where Washington Elementary School with a history that spanned from 1868 until 1935 once stood. Originally named Washington Number One, the school was renamed to honor George Washington crossing of the Allegheny River with Christopher Gist. A marker on the school notes the event. A structure was constructed on the site in 1908 and in 1936 was expanded to form the Washington Trade School. The Charles W. Bier designed structure opened on September 1, 1937.[4] From 1937 until the early 21st century it served as a public vocational school[5] capable of accommodating 900 students and included a testing laboratory, bricklaying shop, print shop, library, two drafting rooms, blue print shop, mimeograph room, and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 384.
On February 2, 1972 Julie Nixon Eisenhower visited the school during her fathers re-election campaign to discuss busing.[6] In May 1972, an international contingent of students visited the center from Brazil, Thailand, South Korea, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Afghanistan, and Libya.[7]
The school building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[2] The building was used as a school until 2006; it has since been sold with plans to be converted to a hotel.[8]
References
- ↑ http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?view=entry;cc=hpichswp;entryid=x-msp117.b017.f10.i04
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ↑ http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?view=entry;cc=hpichswp;entryid=x-msp117.b017.f10.i04
- ↑ http://www.lhs15201.org/articles_b.asp?ID=83
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=djft3U1LymYC&dat=19720202&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- ↑ http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?view=entry;cc=hpichswp;entryid=x-msp117.b007.f05.i04
- ↑ Schooley, Tim (June 5, 2015). "New buyer looking at Lawrenceville school for hotel conversion". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
