Homewood Elementary School

1959-01-14

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Homewood Elementary School
  • Title
  • Homewood Elementary School
  • Creator
  • A. Church Photographers
  • Identifier
  • MSP117.B007.F01.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP117.B007.F01.I01
  • Description
  • Homewood School was named for the Pittsburgh neighborhood in which it was located. Homewood derived its name from the colonial mansion built by Judge William Wilkins, who served as a United States Senator, Secretary of War, and Minister to Russia. The school, located at Hamilton and North Lang Avenues, opened in 1891 and housed fifteen recitation rooms, an auditorium, a teacher’s room, and two offices. In 1905 an addition, designed by architects Dean and Stoplet, was built that included a gymnasium and twelve recitation rooms. The school closed as an elementary school in 1980 and was converted to a Montessori magnet school. The school serves all City of Pittsburgh and Mount Oliver residents; acceptance to the school is based on available space and racial balance.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Homewood Elementary School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Homewood Montessori School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Elementary schools--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Elementary school students--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