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South Side High School

— Historic Landmark —

 
 
South Side High School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2024
1. South Side High School Marker
Inscription.
South Side High School
1897
Edward Stotz, Architect

 
Erected by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureEducation. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.
 
Location. 40° 25.711′ N, 79° 59.331′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the South Side Flats. It is on East Carson Street (Pennsylvania Route 837) west of South 10th Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 930 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Seventeenth Ward World War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bedford School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); South Side Market House (about 700 feet away); Armstrong Monument (about 800 feet away); St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Panhandle Railroad (approx. Ό mile away); Pittsburgh Glass
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(approx. Ό mile away); Pennsylvania Canal in Pittsburgh (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
Regarding South Side High School. South Side High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and designated a Pittsburgh Historic Landmark in 1992. It was shut down on August 14, 2004 and sold as housing to Gregory Development in 2008 for $1.1 million.
 
South Side High School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2024
2. South Side High School Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Jun. 25, 2026