Franklin School

1917-08-29

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Franklin School
  • Title
  • Franklin School
  • Identifier
  • MSP117.B023.F03.I07
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP117.B023.F03.I07
  • Description
  • Opened in 1847 as part of the Franklin Sub-District, Franklin School was originally a three-story building on Franklin and Logan Street, renamed in honor of Benjamin Franklin in 1869. The school was constructed with three large rooms measuring 60 feet by 37 feet each that featured attached classrooms measuring 24 feet by 14 feet. The school was renovated in 1890, permanently closing in 1939. The building was razed in 1940.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Franklin School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    School buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • 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
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Senator John Heinz History Center
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  • Rights Holder
  • Senator John Heinz History Center