Allegheny High School

The Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a building from 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Notable graduates include William N. Robson, award-winning writer, director, and producer from the old-time radio era and Dorothy Mae Richardson, an African American community activist whose work was essential to the founding of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.

For schools with a similar name, see Allegheny High School (disambiguation) and Alleghany High School (disambiguation).
Allegheny High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Location220 W. Commons St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°27′11″N 80°0′32″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1904
ArchitectFrederick J. Osterling; Marion M. Steen
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Art Deco
MPSPittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86002643
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1986
Designated CPHSMarch 15, 1974
Designated PHLF1992

American novelist Willa Cather taught English and Latin at Allegheny High School, where she came to head the English department.

The building is now the Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8, a magnet school located in the North Side.

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