Washington Education Center (Pittsburgh)

Washington Education Center
Address
169 40th St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15216
United States
Information
Type Public
Established September 1, 1937[1]
Opened 1937
Closed 2006
School district Pittsburgh Public Schools
Grades 9–12
Website 40°28′10″N 79°57′46″W / 40.4695°N 79.9628°W / 40.4695; -79.9628Coordinates: 40°28′10″N 79°57′46″W / 40.4695°N 79.9628°W / 40.4695; -79.9628
Washington Vocational School
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1908
Architect Charles W. Bier, Marion M. Steen
Architectural style Late Victorian, Art Deco
MPS Pittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 86002715[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 30, 1986
Designated PHLF 2002[3]

Washington Education Center is a former vocational school in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Lawrenceville at 40th Street and Eden Way.

The former Washington Polytec Academy is where Washington Elementary School with a history that spanned from 1868 until 1935 once stood. Originally named Washington Number One, the school was renamed to honor George Washington crossing of the Allegheny River with Christopher Gist. A marker on the school notes the event. A structure was constructed on the site in 1908 and in 1936 was expanded to form the Washington Trade School. The Charles W. Bier designed structure opened on September 1, 1937.[4] From 1937 until the early 21st century it served as a public vocational school[5] capable of accommodating 900 students 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.

On February 2, 1972 Julie Nixon Eisenhower visited the school during her fathers re-election campaign to discuss busing.[6] In May 1972, an international contingent of students visited the center from Brazil, Thailand, South Korea, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Afghanistan, and Libya.[7]

The school building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[2] The building was used as a school until 2006; it has since been sold with plans to be converted to a hotel.[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?view=entry;cc=hpichswp;entryid=x-msp117.b017.f10.i04
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  4. ↑ http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?view=entry;cc=hpichswp;entryid=x-msp117.b017.f10.i04
  5. ↑ http://www.lhs15201.org/articles_b.asp?ID=83
  6. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=djft3U1LymYC&dat=19720202&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  7. ↑ http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?view=entry;cc=hpichswp;entryid=x-msp117.b007.f05.i04
  8. ↑ Schooley, Tim (June 5, 2015). "New buyer looking at Lawrenceville school for hotel conversion". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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