Outside of Forbes Public School | Historic Pittsburgh

1963/1973

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Title
Outside of Forbes Public School
Identifier
MSP117.B004.F07.I02
Source Identifier
MSP117.B004.F07.I02
Description
Forbes Public School, located on Forbes Avenue and Stevenson Street, was named in honor of General John Forbes, who led his British troops across Pennsylvania and took possession of Fort Duquesne in 1758. Part of his route was over the present day Forbes Avenue and many of the encounters during the French and Indian War took place in the vicinity of the school site. The school was built in 1855 and was closed in October 1973 when it was sold to Mercy Hospital. The third floor of Forbes School was given over to the Adult and Immigrant School. This school, the only day school of its kind in western Pennsylvania, had 175 students from 28 countries and seven teachers. In 1974 the school was razed to make way for a parking garage for Mercy Hospital.
Genre
photographs
Subject
Forbes School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Schools--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Children--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
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Rights Holder
Senator John Heinz History Center