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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on National Register of Historic Places in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
The history of Pittsburgh began with centuries of Native American civilization in the modern Pittsburgh region, known as Jaödeogë’ in the Seneca language. [1] Eventually, European explorers encountered the strategic confluence where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio , which leads to the Mississippi River.
Allegheny Cemetery is one of the largest and oldest burial grounds in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It is a historic rural cemetery. [4]The non-sectarian, wooded hillside park is located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood, and bounded by the Bloomfield, Garfield, and Stanton Heights areas.
There are 255 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 10 National Historic Landmarks. Pittsburgh is the location of 182 of these properties and districts, including 5 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed separately, while the properties and districts elsewhere in the county, including 5 National ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available.
The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) Historic Landmark plaque program was begun in 1968 in order to identify architecturally significant structures and significant pieces of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States's local heritage throughout Allegheny County. Nominations are reviewed by the private non-profit foundation's ...
In 2007, the five buildings of the Heinz Lofts were listed as a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark. [2] In 2014, Heinz Lofts sought to expand by purchasing the Service Building. [14] In 2016, a different residential developer purchased the Administration Building, the Administration Annex, and the Riley Research Building.
Homewood Cemetery is a historic urban cemetery [1] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Point Breeze and is bordered by Frick Park, the neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, and the smaller Smithfield Cemetery. [2] Schoonmaker monument (Jakob Otto Schweizer, sculptor)