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Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse), 420 Ross Street (Jail), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

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Summary

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

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73001586

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courthouses jails law enforcement judicial proceedings functionalism pittsburgh pa allegheny courthouse allegheny county courthouse jail grant street ross ross street pittsburgh allegheny county pennsylvania alden and harlow bioberg jack e boucher fitch historic american buildings survey jacobs kantrowitz ketterer mora druscilla j null f j osterling henry hobson richardson schinhofen stepanovich sultan tomlinson photo architecture architectural diagrams library of congress architectural plan national register of historic places
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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Richardson, Henry Hobson
Alden & 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
place

Location

Pittsburgh (Pa.) ,  40.44062, -79.99589
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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Boute en train; Galop - Public domain American sheet music, 1885

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courthouses jails law enforcement judicial proceedings functionalism pittsburgh pa allegheny courthouse allegheny county courthouse jail grant street ross ross street pittsburgh allegheny county pennsylvania alden and harlow bioberg jack e boucher fitch historic american buildings survey jacobs kantrowitz ketterer mora druscilla j null f j osterling henry hobson richardson schinhofen stepanovich sultan tomlinson photo architecture architectural diagrams library of congress architectural plan national register of historic places