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COURTHOUSE, GRANT STREET FACADE, FROM THE NORTH - Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse), 420 Ross Street (Jail), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
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Richardson, Henry Hobson; Alden and Harlow; Osterling, F J; Boucher, Jack E, photographer; Null, Druscilla J, historian; Fitch, delineator; Kantrowitz, delineator; Ketterer, delineator; Schinhofen, delineator; Tomlinson, delineator; Sultan, delineator; Bioberg, delineator; Jacobs, delineator; Stepanovich, delineator; Mora, delineator
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COURTHOUSE, GRANT STREET FACADE, FROM THE NORTH - Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse), 420 Ross Street (Jail), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Allegheny County; Pittsburgh
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
Current location
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HABS PA,2-PITBU,29-1
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  • Significance: A prime example of noted architect Richardson's work in what would come to be known as the "Richardsonian Romanesque Style." The jail is particularly notable as an example of functionalism.
  • Survey number: HABS PA-610
  • Building/structure dates: 1884-1886 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1912-1914 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1928 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1903-1905 Subsequent Work
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 73001586.
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa0034.photos.132850p
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Object location40° 26′ 26.02″ N, 79° 59′ 46″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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