Oakland Public School | |
Location | Dawson St. near Edith Pl., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°25′56″N79°57′16″W / 40.43222°N 79.95444°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1893 |
Architect | Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
MPS | Pittsburgh Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86002696 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 3, 1987 |
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