Schenley High School
| Schenley High School | |
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Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve
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4101 Bigelow Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°27′01″N 79°57′16″W / 40.45028°N 79.95444°WCoordinates: 40°27′01″N 79°57′16″W / 40.45028°N 79.95444°W |
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| Type | Public, Magnet school, International Baccalaureate |
| Established | October 2, 1916 |
| Closed | August 2008 (building), June 12, 2011 (final graduating class) |
| School district | Pittsburgh Public Schools |
| Color(s) | Red, Black, and White |
| Mascot | Spartan |
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Schenley High School
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| Location | Bigelow Blvd. and Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Architect | Edward Stotz |
| Part of | Schenley Farms Historic District (#83002213) |
| MPS | Pittsburgh Public Schools TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 86002706 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1986 |
| Designated CP | July 22, 1983 |
| Designated PHLF | 1992 |
Schenley High School, located in the North Oakland neighborhood at the edge of the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a historic building opened in 1916 that was a part of the Pittsburgh Public Schools. The Schenley High School building was closed in June 2008 in a 5-4 vote by the school district due to issues with asbestos. Its staff and students were relocated the following year. The Schenley name was retired and its last class graduated in 2011. On February 28, 2013 the Pittsburgh School Board approved the sale of Schenley High School to the PMC Property Group of Philadelphia in a 5-4 vote.
The Schenley building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP Reference #86002706). and the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Register. It is also a contributing property in the Schenley Farms Historic District.
Schenley High School was named for Pittsburgh philanthropist Mary Schenley, on whose land the school was built. It was designed by Edward Stotz as a triangle and constructed of Indiana limestone, the best of its kind. Schenley was the first high school in the United States to cost more than one million dollars to build. When Schenley opened in 1916, there were 1800 students and 70 teachers. Through public donation a Skinner Pipe Organ was donated to the school, the organ remains in the auditorium to this day. The school published "The Triangle," a monthly student newspaper founded in 1919 and named for the building's original shape. The school's highest enrollment was 3012 in March 1940. Schenley sports teams won many city and state championships, including several state basketball titles in the 1970s. In 1983, the school was rededicated as the Schenley High School Teacher Center, an innovative program in which all of the district's teachers would cycle through Schenley to update methods. The program would be deemed successful enough to warrant a visit from then United States Secretary of Education William Bennet. In 1987, a new wing was added to the building.
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