Prospect Junior High and Elementary School

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Prospect Junior High and Elementary School
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Location200 Cowan St,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°25′40″N80°0′37″W / 40.42778°N 80.01028°W / 40.42778; -80.01028 Coordinates: 40°25′40″N80°0′37″W / 40.42778°N 80.01028°W / 40.42778; -80.01028
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1931
ArchitectJames T. Steen & Sons; Marion M. Steen
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPS Pittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No. 86002705 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1986
Designated PHLF2002 [2]

The Prospect Junior High and Elementary School in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a building from 1931. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1] The school closed in 2006, and the building has since been converted into apartments. [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. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  3. Karlovits, Bob (May 23, 2015). "Old school has new use in Mt. Washington". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved November 27, 2016.