Washington Education Center (Pittsburgh)

Washington Education Center is a former vocational school in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Lawrenceville at 40th Street and Eden Way.

A structure was constructed on the site in 1908 and in 1936 was expanded to form the Washington Trade School.

On February 2, 1972 Julie Nixon Eisenhower visited the school during her fathers re-election campaign to discuss busing.

[6] In May 1972, an international contingent of students visited the center from Brazil, Thailand, South Korea, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Afghanistan, and Libya.

[9] The hotel experienced financial problems and is facing foreclosure as of 2025, with one developer proposing to turn the building into affordable housing.