The Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a building from 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] Notable graduates include William N. Robson, award-winning writer, director, and producer from the old-time radio era[4] and Dorothy Mae Richardson, an African American community activist whose work was essential to the founding of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.
Allegheny High School | |
Location | 220 W. Commons St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°27′11″N 80°0′32″W / 40.45306°N 80.00889°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1904 |
Architect | Frederick J. Osterling; Marion M. Steen |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Art Deco |
MPS | Pittsburgh Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86002643[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 30, 1986 |
Designated CPHS | March 15, 1974[2] |
Designated PHLF | 1992[3] |
American novelist Willa Cather taught English and Latin at Allegheny High School, where she came to head the English department.
The building is now the Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8, a magnet school located in the North Side.