{"nrhp_refnum":"86002674","name":"Langley High School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Sheraden Blvd. and Chartiers Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.45428050600003,"lon":-80.05490218899996,"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":"Langley High School is a school building on a hilltop at the intersection of Sheraden Boulevard, Chartiers Avenue, and Hillsboro Street in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1923 and enlarged in 1927 and 1929, with a later 1975 addition.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school represents Pittsburgh's great era of high school construction in the 1920s, combining progressive educational characteristics of Schenley High School with traditional styling. It is also identified as the only Pittsburgh public school commission of the firm MacClure & Spahr, and it is linked to aviation pioneer Samuel P. Langley, for whom it was named.","narrative":"Langley High School occupies a hilltop site at the junction of Sheraden Boulevard, Chartiers Avenue and Hillsboro Street in Pittsburgh. The original building, completed in 1923 to replace Riverside High School, was designed by the firm MacClure & Spahr, with additions in 1927 and 1929. The school was built with an emphasis on up-to-date science facilities and included an auditorium and a gymnasium. Its main east facade is two stories over a raised basement, with stone surrounds, Tudor-arched openings, and a crenelated parapet. A three-story tower marks the corner and the hilltop, and the main entry beneath it has a large stone surround decorated with medieval figures. The building is regarded as an example of Pittsburgh's 1920s high school construction, combining progressive educational planning with traditional Tudor Revival styling. The school is named for aviation pioneer Samuel P. Langley, director of the Allegheny Observatory. The firm's only Pittsburgh public school commission is one reason the building is noted.","period_of_significance":"1921-1940","architect_builder":"MacClure & Spahr (architects)","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Good condition, fair integrity; the interior has been thoroughly modernized.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.1868-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/86002674.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002674/b5e26eaf60-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002674/b5e26eaf60-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lee Paxton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LangleyHighSchool.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:LangleyHighSchool.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992212","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langley_High_School_(Pittsburgh)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15241542"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/langley-high-school-86002674/"}