Butler Street Gatehouse
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Butler Street Gatehouse | |
Location | 4734 Butler St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°28′30″N 79°57′27″W / 40.47500°N 79.95750°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1848 |
Architect | Chislett, John; Moser, Henry |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Romantic Picturesque |
Part of | Lawrenceville Historic District[2] (ID100004020) |
NRHP reference No. | 74001734[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 30, 1974 |
Designated CP | July 8, 2019 |
The Butler Street Gatehouse at Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was built 1848 in the Gothic Revival style by John Chislett, Pittsburgh's first well-known architect and the founder of the cemetery. A chapel and offices, designed by Henry Moser, were added in 1870.[3]
The gatehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The entire Allegheny Cemetery was listed on the National Register in 1980.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lawrenceville Historic District" (PDF). City of Pittsburgh. National Park Service. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ Van Trump, James D. (1973). "Butler Street Gateway - Allegheny Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
External links
Media related to Butler Street Gatehouse at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) documentation:
- HALS No. PA-3-B, "Allegheny Cemetery, Butler Street Gate House" (incomplete)
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