Edward Stotz Sr. (1868–1948) was an American architect who was based in the city of Pittsburgh in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He designed numerous buildings during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that are now listed as significant by the National Register of Historic Places and the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.

Formative years

Born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania in 1868,^[1]: 12 now commonly known as the North Side of Pittsburgh, Stotz spent a brief time in Europe before setting up shop in his home region in 1893.^[1]: 12

Career

Stotz established the architecture firm that is now MacLachlan, Cornelius, & Filoni, holding the presidency of the Pennsylvania State Association of Architects, a forerunner to the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Institute of Architects,^[2] while designing numerous school buildings, churches, and other buildings of interest along the way. He was also the father of architect and photographer Charles M. Stotz,^[3] who was also an advocate for preservation of historic structures in and around the city.^[4]

Some noted regional examples of Stotz's work include Schenley High School in the Oakland neighborhood, Fifth Avenue High School, St. Kieran Church, and Church of the Epiphany near the Bluff section of the city, and the Oakmont golf course clubhouse in Plum borough.

He was the great grandfather of Andrew Stotz.

Buildings

Italics denote a Nationally Registered Historic Place:

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  Fifth Avenue High School, 1894, in Pittsburgh's Bluff neighborhood
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  South Vo-Tech High School (South Side High School), 1897, 1923, in Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood
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  Epiphany Catholic Church, 1902, located across the street from the Civic Arena and up against the Consol Energy Center (church only, not rectory).
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  Oakmont Country Club, 1904, in Plum Borough
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  Hartley-Rose Belting Company Building, 1907, on First Avenue, Downtown
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  Colfax Elementary School, built 1911, at Beechwood Boulevard and Phillips Avenue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
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  Convent of Mercy, 1911, located along Fifth Avenue in Oakland
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  Schenley High School, 1915–16, also in (North) Oakland
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  Kaufmann Auditorium, 1928, in the Hill District
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  Monongahela Bank building, 1927,^[5] Downtown, now houses the Wood Street Galleries

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