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Tag: Franklin Avenue (Wilkinsburg)

  • Educational Wing of the Second Presbyterian Church of Wilkinsburg

    Educational wing

    We have seen pictures of this building before, but a fine building in poor condition will disappear sooner or later without a miraculous intervention, so it is always good to seize the opportunity to harvest a few more pictures when one is in the neighborhood. (There’s a for-sale sign on the door: you could buy this building right now and make the miracle happen.) The educational wing was built in 1928; it was designed by Lawrence Wolfe, with O. M. Topp, one of the architects of the original 1911 church to which it is attached, as associate architect.1

    Entrance
    Entrance
    Key ornament
    Open-book ornament
    Lantern
    Oak-leaf ornament
    Window
    Canon PowerShot SX20 IS.
    1. The Charette, June, 1928: “507. Architect: Lawrence Wolfe, 119, E. Montgomery Ave., N.S., Pittsburgh, Pa. (O. M. Topp, Associate Architect). Title: School Building for Second Presbyterian Church, Wilkinsburg, Pa. Location: Franklin and Mulberry Streets, Wilkinsburg, Pa. Ready for bids July 15. Approximate size: Three stories and basement. Cubage: 200,000 cu. ft. Stone walls.” ↩︎
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