Allegheny Post Office
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Allegheny Post Office, also known as Old North Post Office, The Landmarks Museum, is a building built in 1897 in the Allegheny City
area that is now within Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. It is located in Pittsburgh's North Side.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1971.
In 1983, the post office building became the first home of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
. The Children's Museum has since expanded to include the neighboring Buhl Planetarium building and a new addition.
Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Allegheny City was a Pennsylvania municipality located on the north side of the junction of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, across from downtown Pittsburgh. It was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907...
area that is now within Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. It is located in Pittsburgh's North Side.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1971.
In 1983, the post office building became the first home of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is a children's museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is in the Allegheny Center neighborhood in Pittsburgh's Northside.- History :...
. The Children's Museum has since expanded to include the neighboring Buhl Planetarium building and a new addition.