Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District
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The Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District is a historic district
in the Central Business District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
, United States
. Bounded by Wood Street, Forbes Avenue, Grant Street, and Liberty Avenue, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on December 17, 1985. The Frick Building
and U.S. Post Office and Courthouse are contributing properties
and are also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places. Other notable contributing properties are the Gulf Tower
, the William Penn Hotel
, the Oliver Building
, and Trinity Cathedral
.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in the Central Business District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Bounded by Wood Street, Forbes Avenue, Grant Street, and Liberty Avenue, it 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...
on December 17, 1985. The Frick Building
Frick Building
The Frick Building is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The tower was built by and is named for Henry Clay Frick, an industrialist coke producer who created a portfolio of commercial buildings in Pittsburgh...
and U.S. Post Office and Courthouse are contributing properties
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
and are also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places. Other notable contributing properties are the Gulf Tower
Gulf Tower
Gulf Tower is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The tower is named for the Gulf Oil Corporation, which was one of the leading multinational oil companies of its time, consistently ranking among the largest 10 corporations in the country...
, the William Penn Hotel
William Penn Hotel
The Omni William Penn Hotel is located at 530 William Penn Place on Mellon Square in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A variety of luminaries have stayed at the hotel, including John F. Kennedy. The hotel staff innovated Lawrence Welk's now famous bubble machine, and it was the site of Bob...
, the Oliver Building
Oliver Building (Pittsburgh)
The Henry W. Oliver Building is a 25-storey, skyscraper at 535 Smithfield Street, across from Mellon Square in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The building was designed by Daniel Burnham and built 1908-10, consisting of a stone and terra cotta facade over a steel frame.The structure was completed as per...
, and Trinity Cathedral
Trinity Church, Pittsburgh
Trinity Church is an Episcopal Church and an Anglican Church in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The present Gothic church, the third structure to hold the congregation, was completed in 1872 on the site of a hilltop cemetery...
.