South Side High School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

The South Side High School in the South Side Flats neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a building from 1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

South Side High School
Location900 E. Carson St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°25′41″N 79°59′22″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1897
ArchitectStotz, Edward; Siebert, John
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSPittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86002709[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1986
Designated PHLF1992[2]

In 1977, South High School won its only City Championship in Football, the first and only in any sport. The school was shut down on 14 August 2004;[3] it would be sold as housing to Gregory Development in 2008 for $1.1 million.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  3. "Forum: Glorious South High". post-gazette.com. 7 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2021. When current principal Bonnie Gavalak locks the doors of South Vo-Tech a week from today, she will effectively end 106 years of public education at a high school, known until 1985 as South High.
  4. Chute, Eleanor (28 February 2008). "South Vo-Tech sold to become housing". post-gazette.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.


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