Bayard School

The Bayard School in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a building from 1874 and is one of Pittsburgh's oldest surviving school buildings. The school was closed in 1939, along with the nearby Foster School and Lawrence School, when all students were transferred to the new elementary wing of Arsenal Junior High School.[3] It was sold in 1941 and later used as a warehouse.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[2]

Bayard School
The renovated school building in 2018
Location4830 Hatfield St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°28′37″N 79°57′29″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1874
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofLawrenceville Historic District[1] (ID100004020)
MPSPittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86002649[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1986
Designated CPJuly 8, 2019
The school as it appeared before being renovated

After being vacant for a number of years, the school building was renovated and converted into loft apartments in 2018.[5]

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. "City Will Open 8 New Schools; 15 Old Buildings Will Be Closed This Fall". Pittsburgh Press. July 9, 1939. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Aurand, Martin (1986). "Bayard School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  5. Jones, Diana Nelson (August 9, 2018). "Local property renovations win state preservation tax credits". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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