Victoria Hall (Pittsburgh)
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Victoria Hall at 201 South Winebiddle Street in the Bloomfield
neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
, was built for Henry J. Lynch around 1870. It was acquired by the Ursuline Sisters
in 1894 and used as a Catholic girls' school: The Ursuline Academy for Young Women (1895-1993). The Ursulines made a number of additions to the original structure, including an auditorium/dormitory, chapel, and a dining hall. The Ursuline Sisters sold the building in the early 1990s. From 1993 until 2001, it was known as "Victoria Hall", and was a venue for weddings and parties. Currently, the building is the Waldorf School of Pittsburgh, a part of the larger Waldorf education movement. The original architect of this Second Empire style house was possibly Isaac Hobbs, the architect of the Dollar Savings Bank
on Fourth Avenue in Pittsburgh. Hobbs and Henry J. Lynch worked closely together when Lynch sat on the bank's board of directors from 1864 to 1906. The house was added to the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on August 20, 1982, and the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1984.
Bloomfield (Pittsburgh)
Bloomfield is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh; it is located three miles from the Golden Triangle, which is the city's center, and is represented on Pittsburgh City Council by Patrick Dowd and Bill Peduto. Bloomfield is referred to as Pittsburgh's Little Italy...
neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, was built for Henry J. Lynch around 1870. It was acquired by the Ursuline Sisters
Ursulines
The Ursulines are a Roman Catholic religious order for women founded at Brescia, Italy, by Saint Angela de Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. Their patron saint is Saint Ursula.-History:St Angela de Merici spent 17 years leading a...
in 1894 and used as a Catholic girls' school: The Ursuline Academy for Young Women (1895-1993). The Ursulines made a number of additions to the original structure, including an auditorium/dormitory, chapel, and a dining hall. The Ursuline Sisters sold the building in the early 1990s. From 1993 until 2001, it was known as "Victoria Hall", and was a venue for weddings and parties. Currently, the building is the Waldorf School of Pittsburgh, a part of the larger Waldorf education movement. The original architect of this Second Empire style house was possibly Isaac Hobbs, the architect of the Dollar Savings Bank
Dollar Bank
Dollar Bank is a full service, regional bank serving both individuals and business customers, operating more than 50 branch offices and loan centers throughout the southwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio metropolitan areas. The bank’s Pennsylvania headquarters is located in downtown...
on Fourth Avenue in Pittsburgh. Hobbs and Henry J. Lynch worked closely together when Lynch sat on the bank's board of directors from 1864 to 1906. The house was added to the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on August 20, 1982, and the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1984.