Washington Vocational High School

1914/1979

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Title
Washington Vocational High School
Identifier
MSP117.B005.F05.I03
Source Identifier
MSP117.B005.F05.I03
Description
Washington Vocational High School was located on 40th Street below Butler Street in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. The original structure, designed by architect Charles W. Bier, was completed in 1909. On September 1, 1937, a new building opened to accommodate the increased enrollment due to a merger with the Arsenal Trade School for Boys in 1930. The new building, capable of accommodating 900 students, was constructed of brick with Indiana limestone trim and included a testing laboratory, bricklaying shop, print shop, library, two drafting rooms, blue print shop, mimeograph room, and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 384. In 1969 the school closed and is today known as the Washington Polytechnic Academy.
Genre
photographs
Subject
Washington Vocational High School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Fortieth Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Washington Polytechnic Academy (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
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Rights Holder
Senator John Heinz History Center