The Northside Chronicle
July 2021
Page 9
Schiller served as focal point of its community From Schools, Page 1 such as the usage of Manchester’s Conroy School as a drafting station during World War II. Some schools served multiple communities, such as McNaugher Junior High, while others, including Spring Hill Elementary, were neighborhood-based. This article pays tribute to three historic schools: East Street, Schiller, and Northview Heights. Two of these schools have histories that trace back to the days of Old Allegheny, while the other is reflective of the changing demographics and development of the Northside in the middle part of the 20th century. Only one is still in operation today.
ny City schools. Davis’ own career is evocative of the educational changes occurring on today’s Northside, at that time. He started his career teaching and managing private schools in the area, before shifting to public
included Allegheny Center, the Central Northside, and part of Fineview: Soon, these neighborhoods would have their own schools, leaving Third Ward School No. 2 to serve the students of East Allegheny.
Schiller (East Deutschtown) Named after German philosopher and literary figure Frederick Von Schiller, the current Schiller building, which is located at 1018 Peralta Street in the former East Allegheny—now East Deutschtown—was constructed in 1939. However, this school has been in existence since 1872, when it was founded as Third Ward School No. 2. Originally a part of Allegheny City’s public school system, it served students in East Allegheny and the lower East Street Valley. Just a year after the school’s opening, the first principal, Reverend John Davis, was elected the superintendent of Alleghe-
Photo: Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Schiller Classical Academy, founded in 1872 as Third Ward School No. 2, was named after Frederick Von Schiller, a German philosopher and literary figure. education the same year Schiller opened. As public education became more available during this time, schools such as Schiller were founded in heavily populated areas such as East Deutschtown. East Allegheny was part of the Third Ward of Allegheny City. The ward also
In 1913, Third Ward School No. 2 was renamed to Schiller School, reflective of the area’s German heritage and student populace. Historic Deutschtown is the historic center of the Northside’s German community, as well as neighborhoods such as Troy
Hill and Spring Garden. In its heyday, the neighborhood contained German Lutheran and Catholic churches, businesses, hundreds of families, and The Teutonia Männerchor, a historic German social club active to this day. Throughout its history, Schiller has served as a focal point of its community, and today, the Northside as a whole. Census data shows that due to suburbanization and the construction of highways, East Allegheny—like the Northside as whole—lost much of its population after the 1950s. Likely because of this, Schiller transitioned to serving students from a variety of east Northside neighborhoods. Today, it is one of four middle schools still operating on the Northside. Known today as the Schiller STEAM Academy, serving grades 6-8, the school has a rich, 150-year history of educating Northside youth. Its physical and historical legacy continues today, and it is one of the few original Allegheny City public schools still in operation. East Street (Former East Street Valley/Perry Hilltop) Originally part of the Allegheny City public school system, East Street School was constructed in 1884 as the Twelfth See Schools, Page 15
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