National Register of Historic Places - Pennsylvania (PA), Allegheny County

Allegheny County Pennsylvania (Vacant / Not In Use) has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bost Building, Davis Island Lock and Dam Site, Heinz, H.J., Company, Homestead Battle Site and Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District.

Learn about famous people who are associated with these Allegheny County historic places including Gen. John Neville, H.J. Heinz and James etal. O'Hare.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Allegheny County places including Corps of Engineers, John Neville, Heinz Engineering Dept., Frederick Osterling, Boyd & Pratt Ingham, Walter H. Cookson, J.M. Andrews, J.E. Allison, Mellon E. P. and George Hogg. Prominent architectural styles found in Allegheny Country are Romanesque, Beaux Arts and Classical Revival.

Armstrong Cork Company (added 2005 - #05000413)

23rd and Railroad Sts. , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/05000413

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Osterling, Frederick

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Bost Building (added 1999 - #99000627)

Also known as Columbia Hotel;see also;Homestead Historic District,90000696

621--623 East Eighth Avenue , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/99000627

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Consolidated Ice Company Factory No. 2 (added 2000 - #00001348)

100 43rd St. , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/00001348

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Renaissance, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Davis Island Lock and Dam Site (added 1980 - #80003400)

Off PA 65 , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/80003400

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Corps of Engineers

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Eberhardt and Ober Brewery (added 1987 - #87001984)

Troy Hill Rd. & Vinial St. , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/87001984

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Classical Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Hamilton School (added 1988 - #88001450)

Library Rd. near Hamilton Rd. ,

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.

Heinz, H.J., Company (added 2002 - #02000774)

Roughly bounded by Chestnut St., River Ave., S. Canal St., Progress St. and Heinz modern Manufacturing Facilities , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/02000774

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Heinz Engineering Dept., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Beaux Arts

Historic Person:

Heinz, H.J.

Significant Year:

1930, 1941, 1919

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Water Works

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Water Works

Property Details:

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Homestead Battle Site (added 1998 - #98000953)

Also known as Pinkerton Landing Site

S side of Monongahela R., NE of Homestead ,

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Sub-function:

Water Works

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Linden Grove (added 2000 - #87001970)

Also known as The Grove

Grove Rd. at Library Rd. & Willow Ave. ,

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Music Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District (added 1998 - #98000399)

Barking Rd. , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/98000399

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Longfellow School (added 1984 - #84003088)

Also known as Deniston School

Monroe St. and McClure Ave. , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/84003088

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hogg,George, Rieger & Courrier

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Neville House (added 1974 - #74001733)

Also known as Woodville

S of Heidelberg on PA 50 , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/74001733

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Neville,Gen. John

Significant Year:

1785

Area of Significance:

Military, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Oakdale Public School (added 1997 - #97000289)

33 Hastings St. , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/97000289

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Andrews,J.M., Allison,J.E.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Pennsylvania Railroad Station-Wilkinsburg (added 1985 - #85001568)

Hay St. at Ross Ave. , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/85001568

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cookson,Walter H.

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Sperling Building (added 2005 - #05000410)

Also known as Mercantile Building, Sperling Apartments

1007-1013 Penn Ave. , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/05000410

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Tuberculosis Hospital of Pittsburgh (added 1993 - #93000073)

Also known as Western Restoration Center

2851 Bedford Ave. , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/93000073

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Clinic, Sanatorium

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business

Walker-Ewing Log House (added 1976 - #76001593)

NE of Oakdale on Noblestown Rd., Collier Township , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/76001593

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Woods, John, House (added 1993 - #93000353)

4604 Monongahela St. , https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/93000353

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

O'Hare, James etal.

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use