Penn & Liberty Avenues (Commercial Buildings), Lipson Building, 636 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

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Significance: The Lipson Company building was significant for its contribution to the overall commercial character of the Penn-Liberty district throughout the twentieth century. Erected in 1905, by owner and real estate developer S. M. Willock, the Lipson Company Building served as a mercantile store and warehouse typical of the burgeoning fashionable downtown. Of all its tenants, the one who maintained the longest association with the property was the Jos. Lipson Co., woolens and fabrics, who occupied the premises for half a century.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-202
Survey number: HABS PA-5152-F
Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction