Fifth Avenue High School
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| Fifth Avenue High School | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Pittsburgh Landmark | |
 Fifth Avenue High School
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  Location of Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh
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| Location: | 1800 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 40°26′17″N 79°58′51″W / 40.438133°N 79.980756°WCoordinates: 40°26′17″N 79°58′51″W / 40.438133°N 79.980756°W |
| Area: | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built/Founded: | 1894 |
| Architect: | Edward Stotz |
| Architectural style(s): | Gothic |
| Governing body: | Private |
| MPS: | Pittsburgh Public Schools TR |
| Added to NRHP: | October 23, 1986[1] |
| Designated PL: | November 30, 1999[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 86002956 |
Fifth Avenue High School is a defunct school located at 1800 Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Bluff neighborhood.
Built in 1894 as a large Romanesque/Gothic Revival building, it served the Pittsburgh Public Schools until its closure in 1976. Since then the building has sat empty, boarded up and fenced off.
Fifth Avenue was the first fireproof school in Pennsylvania and was home to the Alpha Chapter of the National Honor Society. Its colors were red and white, and the mascot was the Archer, so chosen because of the school's remarkable architecture and hallways filled with Gothic and Victorian arches lined with red and white tile.
Fifth Avenue was a dominant force in city sports, winning the state title in its last year open for basketball. The school served the Lower Hill District, while its main rival, Schenley High School, served the upper and middle Hill.
The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1986[1] and listed as a Pittsburgh Landmark in 1999.[2]
[edit] References
- Toker, Franklin (1986, 1994). Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Local Historic Designations
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