Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse), 420 Ross Street (Jail), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Summary
Significance: A prime example of noted architect Richardson's work in what would come to be known as the "Richardsonian Romanesque Style." The jail is particularly notable as an example of functionalism.
Survey number: HABS PA-610
Building/structure dates: 1884-1886 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1912-1914 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1928 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1903-1905 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73001586
- Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 ... - Library of Congress
- Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse ...
- HABS PA,2-PITBU,29- (sheet 19 of 35) - Allegheny County ...
- HABS PA,2-PITBU,29- (sheet 4 of 35) - Allegheny County ...
- Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse ...
- 11. JAIL, REAR ENCLOSING WALL, FROM THE SOUTHEAST
- Photo, Print, Drawing Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 ...
- 1. COURTHOUSE, GRANT STREET FACADE, FROM THE NORTH
- 10. JAIL, FORBES AVENUE FACADE AND PART OF ROSS ...
- 2. COURTHOUSE, FORBES AVENUE FACADE, FROM THE SOUTH
Tags
courthouses
jails
law enforcement
judicial proceedings
functionalism
pittsburgh pa
allegheny
courthouse
allegheny county courthouse
jail
grant street
ross
ross street
pittsburgh
allegheny county
pennsylvania
alden and harlow
bioberg
jack e boucher
fitch
historic american buildings survey
jacobs
kantrowitz
ketterer
mora
druscilla j null
f j osterling
henry hobson richardson
schinhofen
stepanovich
sultan
tomlinson
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
architecture
cityscape
detroit publishing company photograph collection
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Richardson, Henry Hobson
Alden & Harlow
Osterling, F J
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
Null, Druscilla J, historian
Fitch, delineator
Kantrowitz, delineator
Ketterer, delineator
Schinhofen, delineator
Tomlinson, delineator
Sultan, delineator
Bioberg, delineator
Jacobs, delineator
Stepanovich, delineator
Mora, delineator
Location
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
,
40.44062, -79.99589
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html