Samuel F. B. Morse School

The Samuel F. B. Morse School at 2418 Sarah Street in the South Side Flats neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built in 1874. It was named in honor of Samuel Morse, commonly credited as the inventor of the telegraph. Today, it is an apartment building known as "Morse Gardens".

Samuel F. B. Morse School
Location2418 Sarah Street (South Side Flats), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40°25′36.72″N 79°58′14.52″W
Built1874
ArchitectT. D. Evans
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.86002694[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1986

The school originally served an area of German, Scotch-Irish, and Welsh immigrants, who floated a $66,000 bond issue in order to build the school.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1986.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Morse Gardens" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 8, 2014.


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