Allegheny High School Explained

Allegheny High School
Location:220 W. Commons St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.4531°N -80.0089°W
Built:1904
Architect:Frederick J. Osterling
Marion M. Steen
Architecture:Classical Revival, Art Deco
Added:September 30, 1986
Refnum:86002643
Designated Other1 Name:City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure
Designated Other1 Date:March 15, 1974[1]
Designated Other1 Abbr:CPHS
Designated Other1 Link:List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations
Designated Other1 Color:black
Designated Other1 Textcolor:gold
Designated Other2:PHLF
Designated Other2 Date:1992[2]

The Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a building from 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Notable graduates include William N. Robson, award-winning writer, director, and producer from the old-time radio era[3] and Dorothy Mae Richardson, an African American community activist whose work was essential to the founding of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Historic Designations . Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation . Pittsburgh, PA . 2010-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20100615074638/http://www.phlf.org/historic-plaque-program/local-historic-designations/. 15 June 2010 . live.
  2. Book: Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 . Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation . Pittsburgh, PA . 2010 . 2010-07-02.
  3. Book: Quigley. Martin J.. The Motion Picture Almanac. 1929. 70 . 6 February 2017.