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Historic designations in the City of Pittsburgh are awarded following nominations for districts and individual structures that are reviewed and recommended to Pittsburgh City Council, which makes the final decision, by the city's Historic Review Commission and the City Planning Commission. This list is not to be confused with the list of landmarks designated by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation. City Historic Designation establishes a regulatory process for the review of all changes and alterations by the Historic Review Commission to the publicly viewable exterior and appearance of all buildings that are designated, either individually or as part of a district. As of 2011, there were 12 designated districts in the city, two historic objects, one historic site, and 87 individual structures.

Districts

This following table lists the 14 historic districts designated by the Pittsburgh City Council through 2019. The table is initially sorted alphabetically by their official listing.

District name Image Date listed Location
Allegheny West Historic District Alleghenywest.JPG November 26, 1990 District boundaries viewable here [1]
Alpha Terrace Historic District AlphaTerraceHistoricDistrict.jpg January 1996 District boundaries viewable here [2]
Deutschtown Historic District Streetside in the Deutschtown Historic District.jpg February 12, 1997 District boundaries viewable here [3]
East Carson Street Historic District EastCarsonStreetHistoricDistrict.jpg August 16, 1993
Expanded June 1999
District boundaries viewable here [4]
Lemmon Row Historic District May 25, 2017 District boundaries viewable here [5]
Manchester Historic District Manchesterstreet.jpg July 30, 1979 District boundaries viewable here [6]
Market Square Historic District Pittsburgh marketsquare.jpg December 28, 1992 District boundaries viewable here [7]
Mexican War Streets Historic District Mexican War Streets neighborhood 210038.jpg December 26, 1972 District boundaries viewable here [8]
Murray Hill Avenue Historic District April 3, 2000 District boundaries viewable here [9]
Oakland Civic Center Historic District Oakland.jpg April 7, 1992 District boundaries viewable here [10]
Oakland Square Historic District OaklandSquarePittsburgh.jpg June 14, 2005 District guidelines are available here [11]
Penn-Liberty Historic District Penn Avenue in the Penn-Liberty Historic District.jpg October 1987
Expanded March 1999
District boundaries viewable here [12]
Roslyn Place Historic District Roslyn Place 1.jpg March 20, 2018 District boundaries viewable here [13]
Schenley Farms Historic District 20th Century Club Pittsburgh.jpg May 1982 District boundaries viewable here [14]
Winter Homes Historic District October 19, 2017 2314–2316 Brownsville Road

Objects

The following table the two historic objects designated by the Pittsburgh City Council as of July 2010. The table is initially sorted alphabetically by their official listing.

District name Image Date listed Location
"Horse Tamer" sculptures HorseTamerSculpturesHighlandPark.jpg July 26, 2002 Highland Park
"Welcome" sculptures WelcomeSculpturesHighlandPark.jpg July 26, 2002 Highland Park

Sites

This following table lists the one historic site designated by the Pittsburgh City Council through 2010. More recent listings are included with a separate reference.

District name Image Date listed Location
Allegheny Commons Parks Allegheny Commons Park.jpg November 26, 1990 Site boundaries viewable here [15]
Frick Park FrickParkGate.jpg March 6, 2024 Roslyn Place
Roslyn Place RoslynPlace.JPG May 25, 2017 Roslyn Place

Structures

The following table is up to date as of the most recent listings published by the City of Pittsburgh in June 2019. More recent listings are included with a separate reference. The table is initially sorted alphabetically by official listing name.

Landmark name Image Date listed Location
141 Mayflower Street 141MayflowerStreet.jpg June 1999 141 Mayflower Street
412 Boulevard of the Allies ArtInstituteofPittsburgh.jpg January 4, 2023 412 Boulevard of the Allies
Aberlie House AberlieHouse.jpg February 13, 2001 122-124 East North Avenue
Allegheny Arsenal AlleghenyArsenal.jpg February 22, 1977 Penn Avenue at 40th Street
Allegheny City Stables AlleghenyCityStables.jpg August 1, 2007 836 West North Avenue
Allegheny County Courthouse AlleghenyCountyCourthouse.jpg December 26, 1972 436 Grant Street
Allegheny County Jail FormerAlleghenyCountyJail.jpg December 26, 1972 400 block Ross Street
Allegheny County Mortuary AlleghenyCountyMortuary.jpg September 26, 2002 542 Fourth Avenue
Allegheny Library Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny.jpg March 15, 1974 Allegheny Center
Allegheny Middle School (formerly Allegheny High School) Allegheny High School.jpg November 30, 1999 810 Arch Street
Arsenal Middle School (formerly Arsenal Junior High School) Arsenal Junior High School.jpg November 30, 1999 3901 Butler Street
Bayard School Bayard School Lawrenceville Pittsburgh 2018.jpg March 6, 2017 4830 Hatfield Street
Beltzhoover Elementary School BeltzhooverElementarySchool.jpg November 30, 1999 320 Cedarhurst Street
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts Pittsburgh benedumcenter.jpg November 20, 1984 207 Seventh Street (Included in Penn-Liberty Historic District)
Bradberry Apartments March 13, 2020 1130 Reddour St.
Byers-Lyons House (currently Byers Hall of the Community College of Allegheny County) Byers-LyonsHouse.jpg March 15, 1974 901 Ridge Avenue (Included in Allegheny West Historic District)
Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Building (former, now part of the Pittsburgh Children's Museum) BuhlPlanetariumInstitutePopularScience.jpg July 29, 2005 Allegheny Square
Calvary United Methodist Church CalvaryUnitedMethodistChurch.jpg February 22, 1977 Allegheny Avenue at Beech Avenue (Included in Allegheny West Historic District)
Card Lane Carriage House May 31, 2016 7122–7128 Card Lane
Carrick Municipal Building April 11, 2019 1806 Brownsville Road
Catahecassa (Snyder) Spring Catahecassa Spring 2019.jpg March 6, 2017 E. Circuit Road, Schenley Park
Cathedral of Learning Cathedral of Learning stitch 1.jpg February 22, 1977 4200 Fifth Avenue (Included in Oakland Civic Center Historic District)
2621 Centre Avenue - The YMCA Building YMCABuildingat2621CentreAve.jpg August 8, 1995 2621 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh Children's Museum Allegheny Post Office front.jpg December 26, 1972 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Center
Colfax Elementary School ColfaxElementarySchool.jpg November 30, 1999 2332 Beechwood Boulevard
Concord Elementary School ConcordElementarySchool.jpg November 30, 1999 2340 Brownsville Road
Congregation B'nai Israel Congregation bnai israel (4396258970).jpg March 6, 2024 327 North Negley Avenue
Connelley Vocational High School CliffordB.ConnellyTradeSchool.jpg 1435 Bedford Avenue
David P. Oliver High School DavidOliverHighSchool.jpg November 30, 1999 2323 Brighton Road
Dilworth Traditional Academy (formerly Dilworth Elementary School) DilworthElementarySchoolFront.jpg November 30, 1999 6200 Stanton Avenue
Bad Azz Bbq (formerly Beck's Run School) FormerBecksRunSchool.jpg September 28, 1987 1000 Beck’s Run Road
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, rear and western side.jpg February 22, 1977 957 West North Avenue (Included in Allegheny West Historic District)
Engine Company No. 1 and No. 30 EngineCompanyNo1.jpg March 17, 1993 344 Boulevard of the Allies
Engine Company No. 3 EngineCompanyNo3.jpg April 12, 1995 1416 Arch Street
Engine Company No. 28 Engine Company No. 28, Shadyside, Filbert Street front, 2021-08-24.jpg December 28, 2021 700 Filbert Street
Fairhaven Church September 20, 2013 2415 Saw Mill Run Boulevard
Ferris House (Former house of George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.) FerrisHouse.jpg June 28, 2001 1318 Arch Street
Fifth Avenue High School FifthAvenueHighSchool.jpg November 30, 1999 1800 Fifth Avenue
Friendship Elementary School (formerly Liberty School Number 4) Friendship Elementary School.jpg November 30, 1999 5501 Friendship Avenue
Stephen Foster Community Center (currently the Catholic Youth Association) Foster School, Lawrenceville.jpg July 8, 1982 286 Main Street
Gallagher-Kieffer House Gallagher-Kieffer House1.png December 1, 2020 234 North Dithridge Street
Garden Theatre GardenTheater.jpg April 4, 2008 12 West North Avenue
The New Granada Theater NewGranadaTheater.jpg October 8, 2004 2009-13 Centre Avenue
Greenfield Elementary School GreenfieldElementarySchool.jpg November 30, 1999 1 Alger Street
Guckenheimer Warehouse GuckenheimerWarehouse.jpg May 9, 1995 125 First Avenue
Hanauer-Rosenberg Residence Pauline H. Rosenberg House 1.png October 28, 2020 417 Lockhart Street
Hazelwood Branch - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Hazelwood Branch Library abandoned.jpg July 28, 2004 4748 Monongahela Street
Heathside Cottage HeathsideCottage.jpg November 6, 2019 416 Catoma Street
Hefty House July 12, 2018 624–626 East Ohio Street
Herron Hill Pumping Station HerronHill7.jpg December 1, 2020 4501 Centre Avenue
Homewood Branch - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh HomewoodCarnegieLibraryofPittsburgh.jpg July 28, 2004 7101 Hamilton Avenue
Howe-Childs Gate House Howe-ChildsGateHouse.jpg April 16, 1986 5918 Fifth Avenue
Howe Springs Howe Springs - Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA - DSC04990-001.JPG March 6, 2017 Fifth Avenue between S. Highland Ave. and College St.
Hunt Armory HuntArmory.jpg February 27, 2014 324 Emerson Street
Immanuel Church February 5, 2015 1000 Madison Avenue
Iron City Brewery PittsburghBrewingCompany.jpg July 7, 2010 3340 Liberty Avenue
John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church JohnWesleyA.M.E.ZionChurch.jpg October 11, 1993 594 Herron Avenue
B. F. Jones House (currently Jones Hall of the Community College of Allegheny County) B.F.JonesHouse.jpg March 15, 1974 808 Ridge Avenue (Included in the Allegheny West Historic District)
Jones & Laughlin Headquarters Building Jones and Laughlin Headquarters Building, 2022-02-15, 01.jpg October 28, 2020 200 Ross Street
Ella and Emil Keller House December 16, 2023 201 North Murtland Street
King Estate or Baywood KingEstateorBaywood.jpg November 12, 1992 5501 Elgin Street
Langley High School LangleyHighSchool.jpg November 30, 1999 2940 Sheraden Boulevard
Lawrenceville Branch - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh CarnegieLibaryLawrencevillePHLF.jpg July 28, 2004 279 Fisk Street
Lemington Elementary School LemingtonElementarySchool.jpg November 30, 1999 7061 Lemington Avenue
Lincoln Elementary School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) LincolnElementarySchool.jpg November 30, 1999 328 Lincoln Avenue
Lord & Taylor Department Store (formerly the Mellon National Bank Building) FormerMellonNationalBankBuilding.jpg July 1999 514 Smithfield Street
Lowen-Shaffer House Lowen-ShafferHouse.jpg February 10, 1992 311 Lowenhill Street
Mackintosh-Hemphill Company (Garrison Foundry) Buildings (former) FormerGarrisonFoundry-MackintoshHemphillCo.jpg October 18, 1991 901-11 Bingham Street (Included in East Carson Street Historic District)
Madison Elementary School (formerly Minersville Public School) MadisonElementarySchool.jpg November 30, 1999 3401 Milwaukee Street
Malta Temple MaltaTemple.jpg August 14, 2008 100 West North Avenue
Mamaux Building MamauxBuilding.jpg July 27, 1995 121-23 First Avenue
Mellon Park MellonParkFountain.jpg February 24, 2021 1047 Shady Avenue
Mifflin Elementary School MifflinElementarySchool.jpg November 30, 1999 1290 Mifflin Road
Monongahela Incline Monongahela Incline.jpg March 15, 1974 Between West Carson Street, near Smithfield Street, and Grandview Avenue
Moreland-Hoffstot House Moreland-Hoffstot House.jpg February 22, 1977 5057 Fifth Avenue
Mount Washington Branch - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh CarnegieLibraryofPittsburgh,MountWashington.JPG July 28, 2004 315 Grandview Avenue
Mowry-Addison Mansion Mowry-Addison Mansion Pittsburgh.jpg July 9, 2020 5134 Carnegie Street
Naser's Tavern Naser's Tavern Lawrenceville Pittsburgh.jpg May 30, 2014 4025–4029 Butler Street
National Negro Opera Company House NationalNegroOperaCompanyHouse.jpg June 3, 2008 7101 Apple Street
Neill Log House Neill Log House Pittsburgh 2019.jpg February 22, 1977 East Circuit Road near Serpentine Drive in Schenley Park
Nunnery Hill Incline retaining wall and base station March 22, 2011 1530 Federal Street, Henderson Street
Old Heidelberg Apartments Old Heidelberg Apartments.jpg March 15, 1974 401-423 South Braddock Avenue
Old Stone Tavern OldStoneInnPittsburgh.jpg October 7, 2009 434 Greentree Road
Oliver Bath House Oliver Bath House Pittsburgh 2023.jpg September 14, 2017 38 S. 10th Street
Overbrook Municipal Building December 28, 2017 2410 Saw Mill Run Boulevard
Panther Hollow Bridge Panther Hollow Bridge.jpg July 26, 2002 Schenley Park
Paramount Pictures Film Exchange ParamountPicturesFilmExchange.jpg January 28, 2010 1727 Boulevard of the Allies
Pennsylvania National Bank Building Doughboy Square, Pennsylvania National Bank, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, 2015-03-04.jpg March 13, 2020 3400 Butler Street
Perry Traditional Academy Perry High School, Pittsburgh.jpg November 30, 1999 3875 Perrysville Avenue
Peterson House Carol Peterson House Lawrenceville Pittsburgh.jpg October 8, 2018 172 46th Street
Phipps Conservatory Phipps conservatory 0.JPG December 26, 1972 Schenley Park
Pittsburgh City-County Building Pittsburgh City-County Building in 2016.jpg March 13, 2020 414 Grant Street
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Station P&LERR station.jpg March 15, 1974 Smithfield Street near West Carson Street
Pittsburgh Wash House Bath House Lawrenceville Pittsburgh 2019.jpg July 12, 2018 3495 Butler Street
St. Anthony of Padua Shrine SaintAnthony'sChapelPittsburghPA.jpg February 22, 1977 1700 Harpster Street
Saint Mary's Academy Building St. Mary's Academy Pittsburgh 2018.jpg January 14, 2009 340 46th Street
Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church & Rectory FormerSaintMichaelsRomanCatholicChurch.jpg February 23, 2001 21 Pius Street
Sal's Barber Shop April 10, 2024 712 Brookline Boulevard
Schenley Bridge Schenley Bridge from South Oakland 3.jpg July 26, 2002 Schenley Park
Schiller Classical Academy (formerly Schiller School) SchillerElementarySchool.jpg November 30, 1999 1018 Peralta Street
Sellers-Carnahan House SellersHouse.jpg December 31, 1995 400 Shady Avenue
Sheraden Homestead Sheraden Homestead 3.jpg July 12, 2018 2803 Bergman Street
Shrine of the Blessed Mother BlessedMotherShrine1.png October 13, 2020 6 Wakefield Street
Smithfield Street Bridge Smithfield Street Bridge.jpg February 22, 1977 Smithfield Street over the Monongahela River
W. P. Snyder House (currently Babb Insurance Company) WilliamPennSnyderHouse.jpg March 15, 1974 852 Ridge Avenue (Included in Allegheny West Historic District)
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall Museum SoldiersMemorial Pittsburgh.jpg February 11, 1991 4141 Fifth Avenue (Included in Oakland Civic Center Historic District)
South Side Market House SouthSideMarketBuilding.jpg February 22, 1977 South 12th and Bingham Streets at Bedford Square (Included in East Carson Street Historic District)
South Side Presbyterian Church South Side Presbyterian Church, South Side, Pittsburgh, exterior, 2015-04-19, 02.jpg May 30, 2019 1926 Sarah Street
Spring Hill Elementary School Spring Hill Elementary School 2.png October 28, 2020 1351 Damas Street
Sterrett Classical Academy (formerly Sterrett School) SterrettSub-DistrictSchool.jpg November 30, 1999 7100 Reynolds Street
Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School (formerly Thaddeus Stevens School) StevensElementarySchool.jpg November 30, 1999 824 Crucible Street
Sunnyledge (former McClelland House) Sunnyledge.jpg April 12, 1995 5136 Fifth Avenue
Temple Rodef Shalom Rodef Shalom Temple, Fifth Avenue façade, 2021-07-09, 01.jpg May 31, 2022 4905 Fifth Avenue
Tito House June 11, 2022 1817 Fifth Avenue
Troy Hill Fire House No. 11 TroyHillFireStationNo.39.jpg July 21, 2022 1800 Ley Street
Tufa Bridges Tufa Bridge, Schenley Park, 2015-09-19, 02.jpg February 15, 2018 Schenley Park
Turney House Turney House Lawrenceville Pittsburgh.jpg September 25, 2015 160 43rd Street
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse USPS 15222 Pittsb Grant St sun jeh.jpg March 13, 2020 700 Grant Street
VA Facility Chapel Building 10 February 4, 2021 7180 Highland Drive
VA Facility Laboratory Building 13 February 4, 2021 7180 Highland Drive
Victoria Hall (formerly the Ursuline Academy, previously Lynch House) VictoriaHallUrsulineAcademyLynchHouse.jpg August 20, 1982 201 South Winebiddle Street
Voegtly Spring Voegtly Spring.jpg March 6, 2017 Damas Street
Walton House Walton House Lawrenceville Pittsburgh.jpg September 25, 2015 4412–4414 Plummer Street
West End Branch - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh WestEndCarnegieLibraryofPittsburgh.jpg July 28, 2004 47 Wabash Street
Westinghouse High School WestinghouseHighSchool.jpg November 30, 1999 1101 North Murtland Street
Westinghouse Memorial Westinghouse Memorial Schenley Park 2.jpg March 7, 2019 Schenley Park
Wigman House WigmanHouse.jpg July 25, 2011 1425 Brownsville Road
August Wilson House PittsburghPaAWH2.jpg March 7, 2008 1727 Bedford Avenue
Woods House JohnWoodsHouse.jpg February 22, 1977 4604 Monongahela Street
Woolslair Elementary Gifted Center (formerly Woolslair Elementary School) WoolslairElementarySchool.jpg November 30, 1999 40th Street & Liberty Avenue
Workingman's Savings Bank & Trust Co. Workingman'sSavingsBank&TrustCo.jpg March 17, 2009 800 East Ohio Street

Former listings

Landmark name Image Date listed Location
Albright United Methodist Church Albright United Methodist Church Pittsburgh.jpg September 26, 2016 486 S. Graham Street
Greater Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Christ
(demolished)
February 6, 1995 550 North Homewood Avenue
Saint Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church
(demolished)
FirstSt.NicholasCroationCatholic.jpg July 13, 2001 1326 East Ohio Street

Active nominations

Landmark name Image Date nominated Location
Allegheny Turn Halle May 2023 855 South Canal Street
Beth Abraham Cemetery Complex Beth Abraham cemetery, Pittsburgh.jpg November 2023 800 Stewart Avenue
Pittsburgh Stained Glass Studio Pittsburgh Stained Glass Studios, West End, 2023-10-07, 01.jpg April 2024 160 Warden Street

Notable failed nominations

Landmark name Image Date nominated Location
Abrams House December 2018 118-A Woodland Road
Civic Arena Pittsburgh-pennsylvania-mellon-arena-2007.jpg April 2011 66 Mario Lemieux Place
Croatian Fraternal Union Building Croatian Fraternal Union Pittsburgh 2018 3.jpg October 2018 3441 Forbes Avenue
Ewalt House Ewalt House Pittsburgh.jpg November 2019 186 Home Street
Giovannitti House August 1991 118 Woodland Road
Jones & Laughlin Steel - Pittsburgh Works CENTER- EAST ELEVATION OF BESSEMER BUILDING; LEFT- CHARGING HOUSE, ELEVATED FROM HOT METAL BRIDGE, LOOKING SW. - Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh Works, Morgan HAER PA,2-PITBU,62A-11.tif March 1988 South Side
Pittsburgh Produce Terminal Pennsylvania Railroad Fruit Auction & Sales Building (8808976964).jpg October 2013 2100 Smallman Street
Syria Mosque Syria Mosque, Oakland Neighborhood, Pittsburgh, PA.jpg April 1991 4400 Bigelow Boulevard

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