{"nrhp_refnum":"86002702","name":"Perry High School","other_names":["Perry Traditional Academy"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Perrysville Ave. and Semicir St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.48884243300006,"lon":-80.01854766399998,"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":"Perry High School is a three-story buff brick Classical school building on a leveled terrace above Perrysville Avenue in the Perry Hilltop area of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. It was built in three stages, with the main section dating from 1921.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school's siting and Neo-Classical styling make it one of Pittsburgh's most monumental school buildings, and a prominent representative of the high school building boom of the 1920s. Its 1920s additions are presented as illustrating the trend toward specialized spaces in Pittsburgh schools. The areas of significance listed are architecture and education.","narrative":"Perry High School is a buff brick, three-story Classical school on a terrace above Perrysville Avenue in Pittsburgh's Perry Hilltop area. The main section, including the front facade, dates from 1921, with a small north section built in 1899 and a rear wing added in 1925. Robert M. Trimble designed both the 1921 building and the 1925 addition, which provided a gymnasium, cafeteria and shop rooms. A square projecting pavilion at the southeast corner anchors the building, and its massive pilasters with terra cotta capitals, grouped windows and heavy entablature define the exterior. The main entry projects slightly and has two terra cotta Ionic columns. Its siting and Neo-Classical design make it one of Pittsburgh's most monumental school buildings, and it is a prominent example of the 1920s high school construction boom. Its plan reflects the period's move toward specialized school spaces. The interior is comparatively plain, though it retains marble steps and a coffered-ceiling auditorium.","period_of_significance":"1881-1900; 1921-1940","architect_builder":"Robert M. Trimble (architect)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Fair condition; the school became a Traditional Academy magnet school in 1979 and is named Perry Traditional Academy in present use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:34.178284-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/86002702.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002702/337108a193-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002702/337108a193-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perry_High_School,_Pittsburgh.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perry_High_School,_Pittsburgh.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100006181","name":"Riverview Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/riverview-park-100006181/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992172","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Traditional_Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7169960"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/perry-high-school-86002702/"}