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The City-County Building was one of Pittsburgh's first attempts at incorporating the City Beautiful Movement into its urban design. [ 20 ] Some of the most significant design elements of the building include the Grand Lobby, which is a naturally lit atrium with a 47-foot high barrel-vaulted ceiling.
The college was founded by Dorothy Wadham (née Petre) in 1610, [7] according to the wishes set out in the will of her husband Nicholas Wadham.Over four years, she gained royal and ecclesiastical support for the new college, negotiated the purchase of a site, appointed the West Country architect William Arnold, drew up the college statutes, and appointed the first warden, fellows, scholars ...
City-County Building may refer to: Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Detroit, Michigan; Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado; City-County Building (Indianapolis), Indiana; Knoxville City-County Building, Knoxville, Tennessee; Pittsburgh City-County Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Salt Lake City and County Building, Salt Lake ...
Building Constructed Acquired Architect Style Location Usage Designations 530 Melwood Avenue 1989 [3] Oakland: Motor pool repairs 3619-3621 Forbes Ave 2017 [4] Oakland: Offices/retail [5] 4600 5th Ave (PNC Bank building) 1961 [6] Oakland: Bank Allegheny Observatory: 1900–1912 1900–1912 T.E. Billquist Greek Revival: Riverview Park: Physics ...
Below is a list of the Deans of Wadham college in chronological order, together with their time in office. John Pitt 1613, 1616–17 [ 2 ] John Goodridge 1613, 1618 [ 2 ]
Pittsburgh City-County Building, built in 1915 to 1917, at Grant Street and Forbes Avenue. Allegheny County Office Building , built from 1929 to 1931, at Ross Street at Forbes Avenue. William Pitt Union , the student building of the University of Pittsburgh , built in 1898, as viewed from Forbes Avenue.
The University Parks are a 70-acre (28 ha) parkland area in the northeast of the city, near Keble College, Somerville College and Lady Margaret Hall. It is open to the public during daylight hours. There are also various college-owned open spaces open to the public, including Bagley Wood and most notably Christ Church Meadow. [88]
The building cost £1,263 and 10s, equivalent to approximately £2.5 million in 2018, [note 1] and included chandeliers that had previously been hung in Westminster Hall for the Coronation of George IV and were subsequently donated to Wadham College. [10] The building was funded by public subscription. [3]