Wightman School

1929/1959

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Wightman School
  • Title
  • Wightman School
  • Identifier
  • MSP117.B005.F03.I15
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP117.B005.F03.I15
  • Description
  • Wightman School, named in honor of Thomas E. Wightman, a highly respected citizen of the area, was located at the corner of Solway and Wightman Streets in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh from 1898 to 1980. Designed by the architect, Ulysses J. L. Peoples, the original building contained only five rooms and an office. Later, the same architect was contracted to enlarge the building, which included adding eight rooms, a library, and a third floor gymnasium. The Romanesque style of the new wing was decorated with ornate cherubic friezes, intricate stained glass windows, and an elaborate facade on the stage. Enrollment declined through the years and the last class was held at Wightman in 1980. The building was sold to the Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition, which in turn sold it to the Carriage House Children’s Center Inc. It is now operated as a community building.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Wightman School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    School buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools Photographs, 1880-1982, MSP 117, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools Photographs
  • Rights Information
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  • Rights Holder
  • Senator John Heinz History Center