Larimer School

Larimer School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Main building in 2025
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Location	Larimer Ave. at Winslow St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°27′56″N79°54′46″W / 40.4656°N 79.9128°W / 40.4656; -79.9128
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1896
Architect	Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples; Rowland, George M.
Architectural style	Renaissance, Art Deco
MPS	Pittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86002675 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 30, 1986

The Larimer School, which is located in the Larimer neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an American school that was built in 1896.

History and architectural features

An addition was made in 1904, and the auditorium and gymnasium were added in 1931. The interior includes terrazzo floors and marble wainscotting. The exterior includes an ornately decorated door on the southwestern side of the building (perhaps Romanesque-inspired Renaissance Revival) with statues on pillars, a bas-relief sculpture over the door, and human faces near a marble portion of the roof. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ^{[1] [2]}

The school closed in 1980 ^[3] and remained vacant for about 40 years. In 2021–22, it was renovated into 35 mixed-income residential units. ^{[4] [5]}

Further reading

• Larimer School at Abandoned

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Donnelly, Lu (1985). "Larimer School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
3. "Larimer School Set to Be Sold by Board Soon". Pittsburgh Press. October 29, 1981. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. Felton, Julia (October 21, 2021). "Former Larimer School to be renovated in Pittsburgh housing development project". Pittsburgh Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
5. Giammarise, Kate; Forstadt, Jillian (November 18, 2024). "Pittsburgh is considering closing more than a dozen schools. Can they become affordable housing?". 90.5 WESA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.