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Latimer School
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National Register of Historic Places

Latimer School

On the National Register since 198640 years
Classical RevivalListed 1986Pittsburgh
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About Latimer School

Latimer School, at Tripoli and James Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 30, 1986. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 120 other Pennsylvania listings. It was listed as part of Pittsburgh Public Schools TR. The listing covers 4 acres.

What it isSchool building in Pittsburgh, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Tripoli and James Sts., Pittsburgh · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Latimer SchoolStart here
  2. 2IBM BuildingBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Carnegie Free Library of AlleghenyRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1889 · next door
  4. 4Allegheny Post OfficeItalian Renaissance · Built 1897 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Allegheny High SchoolClassical Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

12 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BThe Hanauer-Rosenberg ResidenceBuilding0.3 miBTeutonia Maennerchor HallLate Victorian0.3 miBHenderson-Metz HouseGothic Revival0.3 miBHeathside CottageHigh Gothic Revival0.3 miSAllegheny CommonsSite0.4 miDDeutschtown Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBSchiller Elementary SchoolArt Deco0.4 miBHouse at 200 West North AvenueQueen Anne0.4 miBFrederick J. Osterling Office and StudioGothic0.5 miStPennsylvania Railroad BridgeStructure0.5 miDHeinz, H.J., CompanyDistrict0.5 miDEberhardt and Ober BreweryItalianate0.5 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Allegheny High School0.5 mi away
Mexican War Streets Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.6 mi away
William Penn Hotel1.1 mi away
Letsche Elementary School1.1 mi away

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Questions about Latimer School

Is Latimer School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 30, 1986 (Register number 86002676).

Is Latimer School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Latimer School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Latimer School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71992124 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.