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Schenley High School

1914/1979

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Schenley High School
  • Title
  • Schenley High School
  • Creator
  • unknown
  • Identifier
  • MSP117.B005.F05.I09
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP117.B005.F05.I09
  • Description
  • Schenley High School, located at Bigelow Boulevard and Centre Avenue, was designed by architect Ed Stotz. The school opened for students on October 2, 1916, and was the first school built in the United States that cost over $1 million to construct. The Pittsburgh Board of Education named the school for to its location in the Schenley Heights section of Pittsburgh. The total enrollment in its first year was approximately 1800 students. By 1921 there were 2319 students, and in the next year enrollment grew to 2808 students. In March 1940 the school had reached its peak enrollment level of 3012 students.
  • Subject
  • Schenley High School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Bigelow Boulevard (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    High school buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • 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
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  • Rights Holder
  • Senator John Heinz History Center