Wightman School

Wightman School
Location 5604 Solway St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°26′33″N 79°55′37″W / 40.44250°N 79.92694°W / 40.44250; -79.92694Coordinates: 40°26′33″N 79°55′37″W / 40.44250°N 79.92694°W / 40.44250; -79.92694
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1897[1]
Architect Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples
Architectural style Classical Revival, Romanesque Revival
MPS Pittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 86002717[2]
Added to NRHP September 30, 1986

Wightman School is a building in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that was built in 1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[2]

Originally an elementary school named Colfax No. 5, the building was subsequently renamed Wightman School in honor of Thomas Wightman, owner of the Thomas Wightman Glass Company.[3] The school operated from its opening in 1897 until it was closed by the Pittsburgh Public Schools in June 1980.[4] Since 1981, the 40,000-square-foot space[5] has been a community building comprising several small businesses and nonprofit organizations.[3][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Wightman School". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 Wilson, Helen. "Foundations of Education in Squirrel Hill". Squirrel Hill Magazine (Fall 2017): 35. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wightman School Facility Becoming A School For Children". The Pittsburgh Press. September 8, 1981.
  5. ↑ Spatter, Sam (October 18, 2009). "Real Estate Notes". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
  6. ↑ Bryant, Jean (February 1, 1991). "Memories of Wightman School nudge preservation". The Pittsburgh Press.


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