Letsche Elementary School
Also known as Letsche Alternative Learning Center
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Letsche Elementary School
Letsche Elementary School, at 1530 Cliff St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 30, 1986. The Register lists it for its education and 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 1 acre. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes
1530 Cliff St., Pittsburgh · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Letsche Elementary SchoolStart here
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Connelly, Clifford B., Trade SchoolNeo-Classical · next door - 3
Pennsylvania Railroad StationBeaux Arts · Built 1903 · 0.2 mi on - 4
Rotunda of the Pennsylvania Railroad StationNeo-Baroque · Built 1903 · next door - 5
Byrnes & Kiefer BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · 0.1 mi on
13 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Classical Revival style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.
Memories of Letsche Elementary School
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Questions about Letsche Elementary School
Is Letsche Elementary School on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Sep 30, 1986 (Register number 86002682).
Is Letsche Elementary School a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail, 0.6 miles away.
Can you visit Letsche Elementary 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 Letsche Elementary 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 71992162 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.