Thorn Hill School Property - Cottage No. 6 Buildings - House

December 5, 1949

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Thorn Hill School Property - Cottage No. 6 Buildings - House
  • Title
  • Thorn Hill School Property - Cottage No. 6 Buildings - House
  • Creator
  • Allegheny County Department of Public Works Photographer: Pennetti
  • Date
  • December 5, 1949
  • Identifier
  • 20100001-hpicnpl-1520
  • Source Identifier
  • DPW Thorn Hill 006 DPW#26738
  • Description
  • Photo shows partially snow-covered Thorn Hill School property at Cottage Number 6. The west side of a large two story house with a basement is seen. Two doors are seen under the porch in the front and several chimneys can be seen on the roof. The door on the right and the side of the house in the center of the photo appear to have been added on to the original structure. Trees are seen on the property as well as the metal framework of the water tower at the right side of the photo. The Thorn Hill School was established in 1910 and closed in 1979. Over the years it was known by serveral names including: Allegheny County Industrial and Training School for Boys, Thorn Hill School of Allegheny County, Warrendale Youth Development Center (1962), Warrendale Correctional Center. The school was created as a training center for boys under the age of 16 who were sent over from Allegheny County Juvenile Court.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Marshall (Pa.: Township)
    Thorn Hill School (Marshall Township, Pa.)
    Homes--Pennsylvania--Marshall Township
    Water towers--Pennsylvania--Marshall Township
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Marshall Township
  • Source
  • Allegheny County Department of Public Works
  • Contributor
  • Northland Public Library
  • Collection
  • Northland Historical Image Collection
  • Rights Information
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