Park Place School

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Park Place School
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Location301 S. Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221
Coordinates 40°26′42″N79°53′45″W / 40.4450°N 79.8957°W / 40.4450; -79.8957
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1903
ArchitectDean, Ellsworth; Wilson, A. & S., Co.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
MPS Pittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No. 86002701 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1986

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]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Park Place School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  3. Chute, Eleanor (2014-11-05). "Environmental Charter School may buy building in Regent Square". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2015-02-16.