| 词条 | Marion M. Steen |
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BiographyEarly life and workSteen was born the son of James Steen (died 1923), a notable Pittsburgh-based architect. Along with his brother, James H. Steen, he joined his father in the family architectural firm, James T. Steen & Sons, while still in his teens.[2] He graduated in 1908 from Carnegie Tech.[3] He served as Staff Architect and Superintendent of Buildings for Pittsburgh's School Board during the 1930s,[4] and designed and supervised the building of 23 schools and additions.[1] He retired in 1954.[3] WorksA number of his works designated as Pittsburgh Landmarks and some are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[5] His NRHP-listed works include Allegheny High School (1904), Letsche Elementary School (1905), Washington Vocational School (1908), Knoxville Junior High School (1927), Prospect Junior High and Elementary School (1931), Arsenal Junior High School (1931), Conroy Junior High School, Lemington Elementary School (1937) and Schiller Elementary School (1939).[5] The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation described his work on the latter, located on the Peralta and Wettach Streets in East Dutchtown, as "a fine essay in the use of deep-red textured brickwork, laid to produce zigzag Modernistic ornament."[4] Other notable buildings include Concord Elementary School (1939, in the Carrick neighborhood of Pittsburgh), Stevens Elementary School (1940, in the Elliott neighborhood of Pittsburgh), the Washington Polytechnic Academy (Washington School) in Lawrenceville and the Weil Technology Institute (1942).[6] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=64000731}} |title=Pittsburgh Public Schools TR|publisher=National Park Service}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Steen, Marion M.}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.shadysidelantern.com/Date%20of%20Origin.htm|title=Date of Origin|publisher=Shady Side Lantern|accessdate=11 June 2011}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|title=Carnegie magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sMciAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=11 June 2011|year=1984|publisher=Carnegie Institute of Technology, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh|page=52}} 4. ^1 {{cite book|last=Kidney|first=Walter C.|title=Landmark architecture: Pittsburgh and Allegheny County|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qDFIAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=11 June 2011|date=October 1985|publisher=Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation|isbn=978-0-916670-09-2|page=191}} 5. ^1 {{NRISref|version=2009a}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.phlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Historic-Plaques-2010b.pdf|title=Historic Landmark Plaques 1 9 6 8 – 2 0 0 9|publisher=Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF)|accessdate=11 June 2011}} 4 : American architects|1966 deaths|Architects from Pittsburgh|1886 births |
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