Oakland Public School
Oakland Public School | |
The former site of Oakland Public School located at Dawson Street near Holmes Place | |
| Location | Dawson St. near Edith Pl., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′56″N 79°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 |
The Oakland Public School, also known as the Holmes School, was a school in the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was built in 1893 and expanded in 1899. It is believed that Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples designed the building.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
The school closed in 1986 and was demolished in 1987 to make room for the Holmes Place condominium development which now stands on the site.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Martin Aurand (April 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Oakland Public School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 8, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ^ "School gives way for condo complex". Pittsburgh Press. July 10, 1987. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Linn, Virginia (January 25, 1988). "Builder moves into city". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.