| Victoria Hall (Ursuline Academy) | |
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| City of Pittsburgh Historic Site | |
| Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
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Location of Victoria Hall (Ursuline Academy) in Pittsburgh
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| Location: | 201 South Winebiddle Street (Bloomfield), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Built/Founded: | 1868 |
| City designated: | August 20, 1982[1] |
| PHLF designated: | 1984[2] |
Victoria Hall (also known as Ursuline Academy, as well as the Lynch House) 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,[1] and the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1984.[2]