South Hills High School Library | Historic Pittsburgh

1950-12

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Title
South Hills High School Library
Creator
Samuel A. Musgrave
Identifier
MSP117.B009.F03.I10
Source Identifier
MSP117.B009.F03.I10
Description
South Hills High School, located atop Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, was named for its location on a hilltop of the South Side. It occupied a city block bounded by Eureka, Ruth, Secane, and Harwood Streets, and served pupils from the Banksville, Beechwood, Lee, Brookline, and Overbrook communities of Pittsburgh. Originally planned as Bailey High School in 1915, the original Ruth Street wing opened April 7, 1917, with 225 pupils in the 9th and 10th grades. The architectural firm of Alden & Marlow designed the original building and the addition, which was completed in 1925. South Hills High School was the second high school built and opened by the Pittsburgh School Board, the other was Schenley High School. At the dedication, the Superintendent of Buildings for the Pittsburgh Schools told the audience that South Hills would “equal and in some respects be superior to Schenley.” South Hills High School was closed in 1985.
Genre
photographs
Subject
South Hills High School (Pittsburgh, Pa.).Library.
High school libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
High school students--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Public Schools (Pa.)
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