Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School (also known as Thaddeus Stevens School, and Pittsburgh Stevens K-8) is located at 824 Crucible Street in the
Elliott neighborhood of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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.
It was added to the
in 2001,
and the
List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List
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on November 30, 1999.
History and architectural features
Built in 1939, this historic school was a part of the
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Public Schools is the public school district serving the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (except for two small parts served by the Baldwin-Whitehall School District) and adjacent Mount Oliver. As of the 2021–2022 school year, the ...
and served the Elliott,
Esplen,
Sheraden
Sheraden is a neighborhood that is located in the West End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. Nearby neighborhoods include Windgap, Chartiers City, Crafton Heights, Esplen, and Elliott.
History
This neighborhood was named fo ...
,
West End
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* West End of London, an area of central London, England
* West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England
West End may also refer to:
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, and
Westgate Village Westgate or West Gate may refer to:
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* Westgate Resorts, a real estate company and timeshare company
* Westgate Department Stores, the department store division of Anglia Regional Co-operative Society in the United Kingdom
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neighborhoods.
The school was designed by
Marion M. Steen
Marion M. Steen (May 16, 1886 – June 28, 1966) was a Pittsburgh-based architect associated with a number of schools in the area.
Biography
Early life and work
Steen was born the son of James Steen (architect), James Steen (died 1923), a notabl ...
(1886–1966) in the
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unit ...
style and was named in honor of Republican abolitionist
Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792August 11, 1868) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of sla ...
, who was a U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania.
It was added to the
in 2001,
and the
List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List
The SC Germania ...
on November 30, 1999.
Stevens was closed in after its final group of students finished their studies in 2012.
References
External links
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Schools in Pittsburgh
Art Deco architecture in Pennsylvania
School buildings completed in 1939
Public elementary schools in Pennsylvania
1939 establishments in Pennsylvania