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The Lower Lounge atrium in the William Pitt Union often serves as place of rest or study for students, or for university functions. 1909 was a year that changed the Hotel Schenley forever. That summer, Forbes Field opened just down the street and the University of Pittsburgh moved from its Northside location to Oakland.
William Pitt Union, the student building of the University of Pittsburgh, built in 1898, bounded by Fifth Avenue, Bigelow Boulevard, and Forbes Avenue. Frick Building , built in 1902, at Grant Street and Fifth Avenue.
Located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard in the city's Oakland district, the building faces three other landmark buildings: the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning and William Pitt Union (formerly The Schenley Hotel) as well as the Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial.
William Pitt Union: 1898 1956 Rutan & Russell Beaux-Arts: Oakland: Student center: Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pennsylvania State Historical Designation Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark
The William Pitt Union was originally constructed in 1898 as a hotel and was converted into a student center in 1956. [6] Some student activity centers on the NRHP include O'Hara Student Center (University of Pittsburgh), McKenny Hall (Eastern Michigan University), and the Tivoli Student Union.
A view of the Schenley Quadrangle colonnade along McCormick Hall. Holland Hall can be seen towards the back. Schenley Quadrangle is a cluster of University of Pittsburgh ("Pitt") residence halls that is a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark [2] and are contributing properties to the Schenley Farms National Historic District [3] [4] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United ...
Other Oakland locations include both inside and in front of the William Pitt Union, outside the Petersen Events Center, "Pitt the Panther" on the carousel in Schenley Plaza, the Panther head fountain on the front of the Cathedral of Learning, and the Pitt Panther statue outside Heinz Field on Pittsburgh's North Shore.
The Schenley Hotel, now the William Pitt Union, designed by Rutan & Russell and completed in 1898. The B. F. Jones house in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Pittsburgh, completed in 1910. Part of the Schenley Apartments, now the Schenley Quadrangle, designed by Rutan, Russell & Wood in collaboration with Henry Hornbostel and completed in 1924.