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Arsenal Middle School
United States historic place / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Arsenal School is a historic school building in the Lower Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It houses both a middle school, Arsenal 6–8, and an elementary school, Arsenal PreK–5, operated by Pittsburgh Public Schools. The building originally opened in 1932 as a junior high school, with the elementary school addition completed in 1939. It stands on part of the former site of the Allegheny Arsenal.
Arsenal Junior High School | |
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Location | 220 40th St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°28′3″N 79°57′46″W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1931–32 |
Architect | Schwab, Palmgreen & Merrick (original) Marion M. Steen (1939 addition) |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
Part of | Lawrenceville Historic District (ID100004020) |
MPS | Pittsburgh Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86002645[1] |
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Added to NRHP | September 30, 1986 |
Designated CP | July 8, 2019 |
Designated CPHS | November 30, 1999[2] |
Designated PHLF | 2001[3] |
The Arsenal School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986[1] and was listed as a contributing property in the Lawrenceville Historic District in 2019.[4] It is also a City of Pittsburgh historic structure and a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark. In 2004, a Pennsylvania state historical marker was placed at the school's athletic field to honor Johnny Unitas, who played there for the semi-professional Bloomfield Rams prior to his Hall of Fame career in the National Football League.[5]