{"nrhp_refnum":"86002668","name":"Frick, Henry Clay, Training School for Teachers","other_names":["Frick Middle School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"107 Thackeray St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.443355739000026,"lon":-79.95777558299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A former elementary school and teacher training school building in the Oakland cultural district of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, at 107 Thackeray Street, extending through the block to Bouquet Street. It was designed by the firm Ingham & Boyd and dates from 1927.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is significant for its education history, as a teacher training school whose four-year Bachelor of Science program was run with the University of Pittsburgh, and for its Neo-Classical architecture by Ingham & Boyd. It also cites its later specialized classes as reflecting early twentieth-century trends toward specialized school use.","narrative":"Built in 1927 in Pittsburgh's Oakland district, this school occupies a mid-block site running between Thackeray and Bouquet Streets, surrounded by University of Pittsburgh buildings. The firm Ingham & Boyd designed it in the Neo-Classical manner. Its stone facade has a recessed five-bay front with two-story Ionic pilasters and a cornice inscribed with the school name. The interior includes marble wainscoting, terrazzo hall floors, and a coffered auditorium ceiling. The building was founded as an elementary school and training school for prospective teachers, and a four-year Bachelor of Science course from the University of Pittsburgh was offered there. That training program ended in 1937. Special classes followed, including classes for the hearing impaired after 1938 and sight-saving classes after 1941. The school was named for industrialist Henry Clay Frick, whose Frick Educational Commission funded teacher benefits. It is significant for its architecture and its role in early twentieth-century specialized education.","period_of_significance":"1921-1940","architect_builder":"Ingham & Boyd (architect)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Continued use as a school; became a middle school in 1980 according to the document.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.881255-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/86002668.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002668/8f0204d8c2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002668/8f0204d8c2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"HoboJones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frick_International_Studies_Academy.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">HoboJones</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frick_International_Studies_Academy.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992204","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Science_and_Technology_Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7199384"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/frick-henry-clay-training-school-for-teachers-86002668/"}