{"nrhp_refnum":"86002671","name":"Greenfield Elementary School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Greenfield Ave. at E end of Alger St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.42648105600006,"lon":-79.94477385399995,"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 two-story brick elementary school building on a sloping site in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, designed with a T-shaped plan that descends four levels at the rear. It was built in 1922-23 and served as a kindergarten through eighth grade school.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is one of the most architecturally significant schools in Pittsburgh, noted for its geometric terra cotta ornament, its unusual response to a hillside site, and its lobby capitals. It is described as the most lavish elementary school in the thematic group, and as reflecting the post-World War I push for more sophisticated school facilities.","narrative":"Built in 1922-23 for the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education, this two-story brick school was designed by Richard Kiehnel and John M. Elliot. Its flat roof is edged with a parapet of geometric terra cotta ornament that reflects Chicago School design, and its central doorway has a stone surround with undulating pilasters. The T-shaped plan is set into a steep hillside, so the rear wing rises four levels, holding an auditorium, two gymnasiums, a swimming pool and a maintenance garage, with a truck driveway passing through its centre. The interior keeps original oak door and blackboard moldings, built-in lockers along the central hall, and a lobby with free-standing columns whose capitals carry geometric and foliated ornament. The school was also planned to teach seventh and eighth graders industrial arts, drafting and home economics. It is regarded as one of the most architecturally significant schools in the city, and its terra cotta work was followed by Lemington School in 1937.","period_of_significance":"1921-1940","architect_builder":"Richard Kiehnel and John M. Elliot (architects)","architectural_style":"Chicago School","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition is recorded as excellent and integrity as good on the survey form.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.299387-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/86002671.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002671/584f53a747-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002671/584f53a747-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lee Paxton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GreenfieldElementarySchool.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Paxton</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GreenfieldElementarySchool.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992188","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenfield_Elementary_School_(Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5603957"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/greenfield-elementary-school-86002671/"}