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Oakland Public School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The former site of Oakland Public School located at Dawson Street near Holmes Place
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Location	Dawson St. near Edith Pl., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°25′56″N 79°57′16″W / 40.43222°N 79.95444°W / 40.43222; -79.95444
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1893
Architect	Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples
Architectural style	Romanesque
MPS	Pittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86002696
Added to NRHP	February 3, 1987

The Oakland Public School also known as the Holmes School in the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was built in 1893 and expanded in 1899. It is believed that Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples designed the building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

The school closed in 1986 and was demolished in 1987 to make room for the Holmes Place condominium development which now stands on the site.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Holmes Elementary School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historic Resources Survey Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
3. "School gives way for condo complex". Pittsburgh Press. July 10, 1987. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Linn, Virginia (January 25, 1988). "Builder moves into city". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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