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 / 40.46750°N 79.96278°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] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1986 |
| Designated CP | July 8, 2019 |
| Designated CPHS | November 30, 1999[2] |
| Designated PHLF | 2001[3] |
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.
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]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lawrenceville Historic District" (PDF). City of Pittsburgh. National Park Service. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ "PHMC Marker Search". Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved February 12, 2024.