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Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District

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Architect
  
Multiple

Area
  
11 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
85003216

Added to NRHP
  
17 December 1985

Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Liberty Avenue, Grant Street, Forbes Avenue, and Wood Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Art Deco,Late Victorian,Gothic Revival

Restaurants
  
The Commoner, Villa Reale Pizzeria & Restaurant, Corner Mercantile, Apollo Cafe Ltd, Wiener World Inc

Hotels
  
Omni William Penn Hotel, Embassy Suites by Hilton Pitt, Kimpton Hotel Monaco, Drury Plaza Hotel Pittsburg

The Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District is a historic district in the Central Business District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Bounded by Wood Street, Forbes Avenue, Grant Street, and Liberty Avenue, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1985.

Map of Central Downtown Historic District, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

The district includes 26 buildings, 20 of which are considered contributing including a few small former residences built in the mid-19th century. The Frick Building and U.S. Post Office and Courthouse are contributing properties and are also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places. Other notable contributing properties are the Gulf Tower, the William Penn Hotel, the Oliver Building, Mellon Square, the August Wilson Center, the Federal Reserve Bank Branch, Gulf Tower, the Koppers Building and Trinity Cathedral.

References

Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District Wikipedia


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