Baxter High School - Wikipedia

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Baxter High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF


Location within Pennsylvania
Location	925 Brushton Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°27′22″N 79°53′19″W / 40.45611°N 79.88861°W / 40.45611; -79.88861
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1908
Architect	Kiehnel, Elliott & Chalfont
Architectural style	Chicago
MPS	Pittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86002647^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 30, 1986
Designated PHLF	2002^[2]

Baxter High School (now the Pittsburgh Student Achievement Center) is a historic high school building in the Homewood North neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built in 1908, is now home to an alternative school for grades 6-12. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]^[3]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
↑ Martin Aurand (April 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Baxter High School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 8, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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