Image: VictoriaHallUrsulineAcademyLynchHouse

Description: Picture of Victoria Hall (currently the Waldorf School of Pittsburgh, and formerly the Ursuline Academy, and before that it was the Lynch House) located at 201 South Winebiddle Street in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 11, 2010. Built for Henry J. Lynch around 1867, the house is on the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations as well as the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks. It was acquired by the Ursuline Sisters in the 1890s 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 a Waldorf school (2003-Present). Original architect: Possibly Isaac Hobbs, architect of the Dollar Savings Bank on Fourth Avenue in Pittsburgh. Hobbs and Henry J. Lynch (the house's original owner) worked closely together when Lynch sat on the bank's board of directors from 1864 to 1906. Architectural style: Second Empire.
Title: VictoriaHallUrsulineAcademyLynchHouse
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