Taylor Allderdice High School is a
public
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high school
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in the
Squirrel Hill
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neighborhood of
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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, United States. It opened in 1927 and is part of the
Pittsburgh Public Schools
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district. It was named for industrialist and Squirrel Hill resident Taylor Allderdice, who was a member of the city's first school board and president of National Tube Company, a subsidiary of
U.S. Steel
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.
Awards and recognition
Allderdice was designated a
National Blue Ribbon School
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by the
U.S. Department of Education
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in 1994, 1995, and 1996.
Notable alumni
In popular culture
In 2012, rapper Wiz Khalifa released ''
Taylor Allderdice'', a mixtape named for his
alma mater.
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High schools in Pittsburgh
Public high schools in Pennsylvania
Magnet schools in Pennsylvania
Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburgh
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
School buildings completed in 1927
Educational institutions established in 1927
1927 establishments in Pennsylvania