Type Offices Roof 475 ft (145 m) Height 145 m Construction started 1927 Floor area 3 ha | Completed March, 1929 Floor count 34 Floors 34 Opened March 1929 | |
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Cost $5.5 million($76.7 million today) Architecture firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White Similar Gulf Tower, Frick Building, Grant Building, Oliver Building, Regional Enterprise Tower | ||
Elevator tour of the koppers tower in pittsburgh pennsylvania
Koppers Building is a historical building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, commissioned by Andrew W. Mellon and completed in 1929. The tower is named after the Koppers Chemical Corporation and is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of Downtown Pittsburgh.
Contents
- Elevator tour of the koppers tower in pittsburgh pennsylvania
- Westinghouse hydraulic elevator in the koppers tower
- Overview
- References
Westinghouse hydraulic elevator in the koppers tower
Overview
Koppers Building was completed in March, 1929 and it has 34 floors at a cost of $5.5 million ($76.7 million today). It rises 475 feet or 145 meters above Downtown Pittsburgh. Its address is Grant Street & Seventh Avenue. It is the best example of Art Deco construction and ornamentation in Pittsburgh.
It is constructed with Indiana limestone with a polished granite base and dark copper roof. Inside the Koppers Tower the lobby is richly decorated with marble walls. Its copper roof is pitched in a chateau-like design and is illuminated at night. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White.
In February 1948, Equitable of New York purchased the building for $6 million ($64.4 million today).
