Lawrence Public School

The Lawrence Public School in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was built in 1872 and served as an elementary school, including instruction in the German language. It was named after Captain James Lawrence, whose last words "Don't give up the ship!" gained famed in the War of 1812.[3]

Lawrence Public School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
The school's surviving first floor
Location	3701 Charlotte St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°28′01″N 79°57′56″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1872
Architect	Barr & Moser
Architectural style	Italianate
Part of	Lawrenceville Historic District[1] (ID100004020)
MPS	Pittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86002679[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 30, 1986
Designated CP	July 8, 2019

The school was damaged by a fire in 1912, but was able to be repaired. Reportedly, a crowd of school children danced and cheered as the building burned and its 200-pound (91 kg) bell fell from its supports.[4] It closed in 1939, along with the nearby Bayard School and Foster School, when all students were transferred to the new elementary wing of Arsenal Junior High School.[5] The building was sold in 1945 and then used as a warehouse.[6] The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[2] The two upper floors were destroyed by a fire in 1987[7] and the building was truncated at the ground floor. Since 2017, it has housed a brewery, Eleventh Hour Brewing.[8]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lawrenceville Historic District" (PDF). City of Pittsburgh. National Park Service. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
3. Wudarczyk, James (2008). "Historical Sites and Lost Landmarks Of Lawrenceville". Lawrenceville Historical Society. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
4. "Children Cheer While School House Burns". Pittsburgh Post. February 11, 1912. Retrieved October 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "City Will Open 8 New Schools; 15 Old Buildings Will Be Closed This Fall". Pittsburgh Press. July 9, 1939. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lawrence School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 1986.
7. "Lawrenceville blaze". Pittsburgh Press. April 24, 1987. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Cranisky, Drew (September 20, 2017). "A homebrewer fulfills his dream at Eleventh Hour Brewing". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved October 4, 2018.