Allegheny County Courthouse

Allegheny County Courthouse
Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh, March 2016
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General information
TypeCourt house
Location436 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°26′18″N 79°59′46″W / 40.4384°N 79.9961°W / 40.4384; -79.9961
Construction started1883
Completed1888
OwnerAllegheny County
ManagementAllegheny County Department of Public Works
Height
Antenna spire76.2 m (250 ft)
Roof30.48 m (100.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count5
Design and construction
Architect(s)Henry Hobson Richardson
Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.73001586[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1973[1]
Designated NHLMay 11, 1976[4]
Designated CPHSDecember 26, 1972[2]
Designated PHLF1968 [3]
References
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The Allegheny County Courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is part of a complex (along with the old Allegheny County Jail) designed by H. H. Richardson. The buildings are considered among the finest examples of the Romanesque Revival style for which Richardson is well known.

The complex is bordered by wide thoroughfares named for city founders James Ross (Ross Street), John Forbes (Forbes Avenue) and James Grant (Grant Street). The current building, completed in 1888, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[4] Richardson later referred to it as his "great achievement".[8]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  3. ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. p. 2. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  5. ^ "Emporis building ID 121993". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Allegheny County Courthouse". SkyscraperPage.
  7. ^ Allegheny County Courthouse at Structurae
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search".