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The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse occupies the entire block bounded by Seventh and Grant streets and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The most significant exterior elevation faces Grant Street and contains the primary entrance to the courtrooms and offices. [3] A Monument Reborn: U.S. Post Office & Courthouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [6]
Federal Courthouse, Erie, Pennsylvania Federal Courthouse, Pittsburgh. The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, W.D. Pa.) is a federal trial court that sits in Pittsburgh, Erie, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is composed of ten judges as authorized by federal law.
Pittsburgh's original courthouse, first occupied in 1794, was a wooden structure located on one side of Market Square. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court and from December 7, 1818, until 1841 the Western District of Pennsylvania also held court sessions at Market Square. [9] Land for a new courthouse was purchased in April 1834.
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system in Pennsylvania.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
A member of the Pennsylvania Legislature's Goverment Oversight Committee wants to open the commonwealth's courtrooms to cameras.. State Rep. Jamie Flick, R-Lycoming, is seeking cosponsors for a ...
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Pittsburgh Branch, built from 1930 to 1931, located at 717 Grant Street in Downtown Pittsburgh and home to the bank until October, 2012. In October 2012 the Reserve branch office relocated to One Oxford Centre, Suite 3000 301 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412.261.7800 [4]
The courthouse features a gold leaf cupola clocktower with four faces. The main courtroom, located on the second floor measured 100 feet (30 m) by 82 feet (25 m), with a 30 feet (9.1 m) ceiling. The large clock in the cupola was the largest in the county at the time. The courthouse held its final session on November 11, 1970.
It is located in Downtown Pittsburgh at 414 Grant Street. Built from 1915 to 1917 it is the third seat of government of Pittsburgh. Today the building is occupied mostly by Pittsburgh offices with Allegheny County located in adjacent county facilities. It also contains a courtroom used for the Pittsburgh sessions of the Supreme Court of ...