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U. S. Allegheny Post Office, Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
U. S. Allegheny Post Office, Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
U. S. Allegheny Post Office, Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
U. S. Allegheny Post Office, Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
U. S. Allegheny Post Office, Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
U. S. Allegheny Post Office, Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
U. S. Allegheny Post Office, Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
U. S. Allegheny Post Office, Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
U. S. Allegheny Post Office, Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
U. S. Allegheny Post Office, Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Summary
Additional info on LC index card.
Significance: The successor to 7 previous structures serving the same purpose. The old Allegheny U.S. Post Office was erected in 1897. A reflection of the French Renaissance period, interpreted in massive granite. The Post Office was built through the efforts of Thomas M. Bayne and Colonel W.A. Stone of the 51st and 52nd Congresses respectively. A.W. Aiken was supervising architect and L. Leach & Son of Chicago was contractor.
Survey number: HABS PA-1178
Building/structure dates: 1897 Initial Construction
Tags
post offices
postal service
pittsburgh pa
allegheny
post
allegheny post office
ohio
ohio street
pittsburgh
allegheny county
pennsylvania
a w aiken
thomas m bayne
louis f gilberti
daniel herlinger
historic american buildings survey
james d kling
l leach and son
david c leibson
w a stone
thomas s terback
architecture
building plans
architectural diagrams
library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Aiken, A W
L. Leach & Son
Bayne, Thomas M
Stone, W A
Terback, Thomas S, delineator
Leibson, David C, delineator
Herlinger, Daniel, delineator
Gilberti, Louis F, delineator
Kling, James D, delineator
Location
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
,
40.51370, -80.13068
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