{"nrhp_refnum":"86002685","name":"Lincoln Elementary School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Lincoln and Frankstown Aves.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.46004745100004,"lon":-79.91163785799995,"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":"Lincoln Elementary School is a brown brick school building in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, located on a terraced lot above Frankstown Avenue at Lincoln Avenue. It was dated 1931 and classified as a building within a thematic group of Pittsburgh Public Schools.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is one of the more logically planned and architecturally unified of Pittsburgh's public schools. Its symmetrical Art Deco design, with a central three-story block flanked by two-story wings, is said to have set the pattern for later school designs by Marion M. Steen beginning in 1932. The interior is described as largely intact, with marble and terrazzo finishes.","narrative":"Built in 1931 on a terraced lot above Frankstown Avenue in Pittsburgh, Lincoln Elementary School was designed by architects Thomas Pringle and Oliver J. Robling as a successor to an earlier school on the site. The brown brick building has a central three-story block flanked by projecting two-story wings, creating a symmetrical arrangement. Art Deco details include a main entry with a stone surround topped by an owl keystone and a sunburst motif, ribbed piers between window bays, and spandrels with chevron motifs. A stone wall topped by an iron fence lines the street frontage, and the gateway is noted as the most elaborate of any city school's. The interior retains marble wainscoting, marble stair floors, and a marble-fronted stage in the east wing auditorium. Its plan and styling are said to have set the pattern for later Pittsburgh school designs by Marion M. Steen beginning in 1932.","period_of_significance":"1921-1940","architect_builder":"Thomas Pringle (architect); Oliver J. Robling (architect)","architectural_style":"Art Deco","criteria":[],"status_note":"Good condition with excellent integrity; the gym in the east wing is now classrooms.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.116653-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/86002685.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002685/1e5d386ce6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002685/1e5d386ce6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lee Paxton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LincolnElementarySchool.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:LincolnElementarySchool.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992114","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Elementary_School_(Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6550659"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/lincoln-elementary-school-86002685/"}