{"nrhp_refnum":"86002675","name":"Larimer School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Larimer Ave. at Winslow St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.46537078800003,"lon":-79.91249561999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Larimer School is a former public school on Larimer Avenue at Winslow Street in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It was built in parts from 1896, with a 1904 addition and a 1932 auditorium wing.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is the most elaborate and intact of the Pittsburgh public schools of its era. Its terra cotta ornament, particularly the connecting entry, is described as unique in the city and reminiscent of the 1893 Columbian Exposition. The 1932 Art Deco wing adds a second period of design interest.","narrative":"Built from 1896 on Larimer Avenue at Winslow Street, the school is a five-by-nine-bay, two-and-a-half-story brick and terra cotta building with a hipped roof. Architect Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples designed the original section and a 1904 addition joined by an elaborate entry with Corinthian columns, figurative terra cotta carving, and open arcading. The entry was originally topped by a campanile, which was demolished in 1958. A 1932 auditorium wing by George M. Rowland has a limestone facade, Doric columns, and an Art Deco interior with black marble wainscoting and a geometric aluminum ceiling. The school is regarded as the most elaborate and intact of Pittsburgh's public schools, and it is recognized for its terra cotta work, which relates to the 1893 Columbian Exposition. It operated as a school until 1980.","period_of_significance":"1881-1900; 1921-1940","architect_builder":"U.J.L. Peoples (architect); George M. Rowland (architect of the 1932 addition)","architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The building functioned as a school until 1980.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:34.53848-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/86002675.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002675/3d0ea2fca3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002675/3d0ea2fca3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lee Paxton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LarimerSchool.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:LarimerSchool.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992140","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larimer_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6489371"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/larimer-school-86002675/"}