Pittsburgh Wool Company, 1230 River Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Significance: Occupying a historic former tannery in a part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania once defined by the leather industry, the Pittsburgh Wool Company was the last operational wool pullery in the U.S.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N760

Survey number: HAER PA-572

Building/structure dates: 2000 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1884 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1954 Subsequent Work

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1969 - 1980

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