Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples
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Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples (February 1865 - after 1940) was an American architect based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Five schools located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that were designed by Peoples have listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] [2]
Peoples was born in Pennsylvania in 1865. He was the son of William Peoples, a stair builder. At the time of the 1870 United States Census, Peoples was living with his parents and three siblings in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.[3] At the time of the 1880 United States Census, Peoples was living in Chester, Pennsylvania.[4] At the time of the 1900 United States Census, Peoples was living in Pittsburgh with his wife Emma and daughter Edith.[5] By the time of the 1910 Census, Peoples also had a son Ulysses, Jr.[6] He remained in Pittsburgh at the time of the 1920 and 1930 Censuses.[7][8] By the time of the 1940 Census, Peoples and his wife Emma had relocated to Uniontown, Pennsylvania, where both were employed as taxi cab dispatchers.[9]
Peoples' works include:
- Larimer School, Larimer Avenue at Winslow Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, NRHP-listed[2]
- Madison Elementary School, Milwaukee and Orion Streets, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, NRHP-listed[2]
- McCleary Elementary School, Holmes Street and McCandless Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, NRHP-listed[2]
- Oakland Public School, Dawson Street near Edith Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, NRHP-listed[2]
- Wightman School (1897),[10][11] (now Wightman School Community Building), 5604 Solway Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, NRHP-listed[2]
References
- ^ Pittsburgh Public Schools TR
- ^ a b c d e f "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Census entry for William Peoples and family. Ulysses age listed as five. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1870; Census Place: Allegheny Ward 2, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1290; Page: 95B; Image: 192; Family History Library Film: 552789.
- ^ Census entry for Ulysses Peoples, age 14. Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1880; Census Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1126; Family History Film: 1255126; Page: 397B; Enumeration District: 021; Image: 0406.
- ^ Census entry for U. J. Lincoln Peoples, architect, born Feb. 1865 in Pennsylvania, and family. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1361; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 223; FHL microfilm: 1241361.
- ^ Census entry for Ulysses J. Peoples, architect, age 45, and family. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 11, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1302; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0416; Image: 1020; FHL microfilm: 1375315.
- ^ Census entry for Ulysses Lincoln Peoples, architect, age 51, and family. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 8, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1517; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 445; Image: 994.
- ^ Census entry for Ulysses J. Peoples, architect, wife Emma, and daughter Virginia. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1977; Page: 38B; Enumeration District: 223; Image: 705.0; FHL microfilm: 2341711.
- ^ Census entry for U. J. L. Peoples, age 75, and wife Emma. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1940; Census Place: Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3508; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 26-111.
- ^ "Wightman School". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Wightman School Facility Becoming A School For Children". The Pittsburgh Press. September 8, 1981. Retrieved June 21, 2012.