Arsenal Middle School

The Arsenal Middle School (previously Arsenal Junior High School) in the Lower Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built in 1932, with a wing for elementary students added in 1939.[5] The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[2]

Arsenal Junior High School
Location220 40th St,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°28′3″N 79°57′46″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1932
ArchitectSchwab, Palmgreen & Merrick; Marion M. Steen
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofLawrenceville Historic District[1] (ID100004020)
MPSPittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86002645[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1986
Designated CPJuly 8, 2019
Designated CPHSNovember 30, 1999[3]
Designated PHLF2001[4]

It is built on the site of a United States arsenal used during the War of 1812 by William Barclay Foster, the founder of Lawrenceville and the father of musician Stephen Foster.

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lawrenceville Historic District" (PDF). City of Pittsburgh. National Park Service. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  4. 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.
  5. "Arsenal Middle School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 1986. Retrieved January 18, 2014.



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