National Register of Historic Places listings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on National Register of Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]
There are 255 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 10 National Historic Landmarks. Pittsburgh is the location of 182 of these properties and districts, including 5 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed separately, while the properties and districts elsewhere in the county, including 5 National Historic Landmarks, are listed here. Four properties are split between Pittsburgh and other parts of the county.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 1, 2024.[2]
Current listings
[edit]| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2 |  |
April 21, 2000 (#00000396) |
7451 Lockway West 40°29′24″N 79°54′51″W / 40.49°N 79.914167°W | O'Hara Township | Extends into Pittsburgh |
| 2 | Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3 |  |
April 21, 2000 (#00000397) |
Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Barrington 40°32′18″N 79°48′13″W / 40.538333°N 79.803611°W | Harmar Township and Plum | |
| 3 | Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 4 |  |
April 21, 2000 (#00000398) |
1 River Avenue 40°36′52″N 79°42′59″W / 40.614444°N 79.716389°W | Harrison Township | Extends into Lower Burrell in Westmoreland County |
| 4 | Beulah Presbyterian Church |  |
November 3, 1975 (#75001606) |
Beulah and McCrady Roads 40°26′49″N 79°50′54″W / 40.447°N 79.848311°W | Churchill | |
| 5 | Bost Building |  |
January 20, 1999 (#99000627) |
621-623 East 8th Avenue 40°24′33″N 79°54′16″W / 40.409119°N 79.904361°W | Homestead | Headquarters of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers during the 1892 Homestead Strike |
| 6 | Bowman Homestead |  |
September 7, 1979 (#79003140) |
North of McKeesport at 3500 The Lane 40°22′14″N 79°49′31″W / 40.370583°N 79.825156°W | North Versailles Township | |
| 7 | Boyce Station |  |
November 14, 1982 (#82001528) |
1050 Boyce Road 40°19′05″N 80°06′50″W / 40.318056°N 80.113889°W | Upper St. Clair Township | Intact example of turn-of-century train station that served as local commercial center |
| 8 | Bridge in Jefferson Borough |  |
June 22, 1988 (#88000938) |
Cochran Mill Road over Lick Run 40°17′34″N 79°58′13″W / 40.292911°N 79.970208°W | Jefferson Hills and South Park Township | |
| 9 | Bridge in Shaler Township |  |
June 22, 1988 (#88000797) |
Birchfield Road over Pine Creek 40°32′42″N 79°57′45″W / 40.545008°N 79.962636°W | Shaler Township | |
| 10 | Burtner Stone House |  |
January 13, 1972 (#72001088) |
Northwest of Natrona Heights on Burtner Road 40°37′53″N 79°43′51″W / 40.631369°N 79.730819°W | Harrison Township | |
| 11 | Campbell Building |  |
September 19, 1988 (#88001157) |
3 Crafton Square 40°26′08″N 80°03′54″W / 40.4356°N 80.065°W | Crafton | |
| 12 | Carnegie Free Library |  |
October 15, 1980 (#80003402) |
1507 Liberty Avenue 40°20′43″N 79°51′19″W / 40.345381°N 79.855206°W | McKeesport | |
| 13 | Carnegie Free Library of Braddock |  |
June 19, 1973 (#73001585) |
419 Library Street 40°24′07″N 79°51′56″W / 40.401869°N 79.865425°W | Braddock | First Carnegie library built in the United States; designated a National Historic Landmark March 2, 2012 (as "Braddock Carnegie Library") |
| 14 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library |  |
October 8, 1981 (#81000523) |
300 Beechwood Avenue 40°24′25″N 80°05′09″W / 40.406867°N 80.085856°W | Carnegie | |
| 15 | Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7 | .jpg) |
September 20, 2006 (#06001070) |
Northern side of the Monongahela River, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the Rankin Bridge 40°24′47″N 79°53′24″W / 40.413081°N 79.890078°W | Munhall, Rankin, and Swissvale | Only remainder of once-vast Homestead Steel Works |
| 16 | Rachel Carson House |  |
October 22, 1976 (#76001601) |
613 Marion Avenue 40°32′47″N 79°47′00″W / 40.546431°N 79.783353°W | Springdale | Childhood home of author Rachel Carson |
| 17 | Coraopolis Armory |  |
November 14, 1991 (#91001695) |
835 5th Avenue 40°31′10″N 80°10′08″W / 40.519454°N 80.168839°W | Coraopolis | |
| 18 | Coraopolis Bridge |  |
January 7, 1986 (#86000021) |
Ohio River Back Channel at Ferree Street and Grand Avenue 40°30′58″N 80°09′07″W / 40.516111°N 80.151944°W | Coraopolis and Neville Township | |
| 19 | Coraopolis Railroad Station |  |
April 20, 1979 (#79002156) |
Neville Avenue and Mill Street 40°31′08″N 80°09′49″W / 40.5189°N 80.1637°W | Coraopolis | |
| 20 | Davis Island Lock and Dam Site |  |
August 29, 1980 (#80003400) |
Off Pennsylvania Route 65 40°29′35″N 80°03′56″W / 40.493056°N 80.065556°W | Avalon | |
| 21 | Elmridge |  |
May 10, 2005 (#05000412) |
Beaver Road at Camp Meeting Road 40°33′49″N 80°12′15″W / 40.563747°N 80.204222°W | Leetsdale | |
| 22 | Evergreen Hamlet |  |
September 17, 1974 (#74001738) |
Evergreen Hamlet Road 40°30′29″N 79°59′39″W / 40.508169°N 79.994231°W | Ross Township | |
| 23 | Experimental and Safety Research Coal Mines |  |
June 26, 2017 (#100001250) |
Western side of Cochran Mill Rd., 2 miles south of Bruceton 40°17′43″N 79°58′21″W / 40.295286°N 79.972544°W | South Park Township | |
| 24 | Experimental Mine, U.S. Bureau of Mines |  |
October 18, 1974 (#74001732) |
South of Bruceton off Cochran Mill Road 40°18′18″N 79°58′51″W / 40.305022°N 79.980969°W | South Park Township | |
| 25 | First Methodist Episcopal Church of McKeesport |  |
September 30, 2014 (#14000814) |
1406 Cornell St. 40°20′47″N 79°51′30″W / 40.346389°N 79.858333°W | McKeesport | |
| 26 | First United Presbyterian Church of Braddock |  |
December 30, 2019 (#100004810) |
724 Parker Ave. 40°24′08″N 79°51′57″W / 40.402222°N 79.865833°W | Braddock | |
| 27 | Fortieth Street Bridge |  |
June 22, 1988 (#88000820) |
40th Street over the Allegheny River 40°28′25″N 79°58′12″W / 40.473611°N 79.97°W | Millvale | Extends into Pittsburgh |
| 28 | Fulton Log House |  |
December 6, 1975 (#75001610) |
Southwest of Pittsburgh on Clifton-Bridgeville Road off U.S. Route 19 40°19′59″N 80°04′14″W / 40.333°N 80.070656°W | Upper St. Clair Township | |
| 29 | Gardner-Bailey House |  |
October 1, 1974 (#74001739) |
124 West Swissvale Avenue 40°25′55″N 79°53′12″W / 40.431944°N 79.886667°W | Edgewood | |
| 30 | Gilfillan Farm |  |
November 20, 1979 (#79002155) |
1950 Washington Road 40°20′32″N 80°03′52″W / 40.342222°N 80.064444°W | Upper St. Clair Township | Mid-19th century farm still working amid modern suburban development (now partially a county park); main house shows transition between Greek Revival and Victorian architectural styles |
| 31 | Hamnett Historic District |  |
June 28, 2010 (#10000408) |
Roughly bounded by Rebecca Ave., rear property lines on the east side of Center St., Sewer Way, Lytle Way, and the Norfolk Southern RR right-of-way 40°26′19″N 79°53′05″W / 40.438611°N 79.884722°W | Wilkinsburg | |
| 32 | Homestead High-Level Bridge |  |
January 7, 1986 (#86000016) |
Monongahela River at West Street 40°24′40″N 79°55′09″W / 40.411111°N 79.919167°W | Homestead | Extends into Pittsburgh |
| 33 | Homestead Historic District |  |
May 10, 1990 (#90000696) |
8th Avenue area roughly bounded by Mesta, 6th, Andrew, 11th, and Walnut Streets and Doyle and 7th Avenues 40°24′17″N 79°54′27″W / 40.404722°N 79.9075°W | Homestead, Munhall, and West Homestead | |
| 34 | Homestead Pennsylvania Railroad Station |  |
December 26, 1985 (#85003157) |
Amity Street 40°24′29″N 79°54′45″W / 40.407989°N 79.91245°W | Homestead | |
| 35 | Hutchinson Farm |  |
February 19, 1986 (#86000321) |
Round Hill Road at Pennsylvania Route 51 40°14′23″N 79°51′54″W / 40.239736°N 79.864961°W | Elizabeth Township | |
| 36 | Jerome Street Bridge |  |
June 22, 1988 (#88000818) |
5th Avenue over the Youghiogheny River 40°21′02″N 79°52′12″W / 40.3505°N 79.869956°W | McKeesport | |
| 37 | Kennywood Park |  |
February 27, 1987 (#87000824) |
4800 Kennywood Boulevard 40°23′15″N 79°51′48″W / 40.3875°N 79.863333°W | West Mifflin | Only large remaining U.S. "trolley" amusement park |
| 38 | Dr. Thomas R. Kerr House and Office |  |
September 2, 2003 (#03000885) |
438 4th Street 40°31′02″N 79°50′26″W / 40.517222°N 79.840556°W | Oakmont | |
| 39 | Lehner Grain-and-Cider Mill and House |  |
October 24, 1996 (#96001202) |
548 and 560 Penn Street[5] 40°30′13″N 79°50′45″W / 40.503667°N 79.845972°W | Verona | |
| 40 | Isaac Lightner House |  |
April 20, 1978 (#78002333) |
2407 Mt. Royal Boulevard 40°32′15″N 79°58′22″W / 40.5375°N 79.9727°W | Shaler Township | |
| 41 | Lobb's Cemetery and Yohogania County Courthouse Site |  |
November 12, 1992 (#92001501) |
Calamity Hollow Road at Lobb's Run 40°15′46″N 79°54′58″W / 40.2629°N 79.9160°W | Jefferson Hills | |
| 42 | Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District |  |
May 7, 1998 (#98000399) |
Barking Road 40°32′18″N 79°45′56″W / 40.5382°N 79.7655°W | Plum | |
| 43 | Longfellow School |  |
June 28, 1984 (#84003088) |
Monroe Street and McClure Avenue 40°25′20″N 79°53′30″W / 40.4223°N 79.8917°W | Swissvale | |
| 44 | Longue Vue Club and Golf Course |  |
May 10, 2005 (#05000414) |
400 Longue Vue Drive, Verona 40°28′52″N 79°51′31″W / 40.4811°N 79.8586°W | Penn Hills Township | |
| 45 | McKees Rocks Bridge |  |
November 14, 1988 (#88002168) |
Legislative Route 76, Spur 2, over the Ohio River at McKees Rocks 40°28′37″N 80°02′56″W / 40.4770°N 80.0489°W | McKees Rocks and Stowe Township | Extends into Pittsburgh |
| 46 | McKeesport National Bank |  |
August 29, 1980 (#80003403) |
5th Avenue and Sinclair Street 40°21′04″N 79°51′43″W / 40.3511°N 79.8619°W | McKeesport | |
| 47 | Andrew S. and Elizabeth Miller House |  |
June 10, 2019 (#100004021) |
366 Lincoln Ave. 40°29′40″N 80°03′08″W / 40.4944°N 80.0522°W | Bellevue | |
| 48 | James Miller House |  |
January 17, 1975 (#75001605) |
East of Bethel on Manse Drive 40°19′12″N 80°00′23″W / 40.3201°N 80.0065°W | South Park Township | On the site of the Oliver Miller Homestead, first settled in 1772. In 1794, the first fired gunshots of the Whiskey Rebellion occurred on the property. In 1830, the log house was replaced with a large stone section, making it the "Stone Manse" house as it stands today. |
| 49 | Mine Roof Simulator |  |
June 26, 2017 (#100001251) |
NIOSH, Bruceton Research Center, W. side of Cochran Hill Rd. 40°18′10″N 79°58′46″W / 40.3027°N 79.9795°W | South Park Township | |
| 50 | MISSISSIPPI III |  |
September 21, 1983 (#83002066) |
Neville Island 40°30′44″N 80°07′12″W / 40.5122°N 80.12°W | Neville Township | The last of the Texas-deck sternwheelers, Showboat Becky Thatcher relocated from Marietta, Ohio, in October 2009.[6] On the night of February 19, 2010, the Becky Thatcher sank at its mooring on Neville Island in the Ohio River.[7] Demolition of the boat began on Monday, March 8, 2010.[8] |
| 51 | Mooncrest Historic District |  |
September 18, 2013 (#13000741) |
Roughly bounded by University Boulevard, Lee Drive, Thorn Run, Fern Hollow & Old Thorn Run Roads 40°31′26″N 80°11′25″W / 40.5240°N 80.1903°W | Moon Township | This community was built during World War II as housing for defense workers. Mooncrest residents produced armor plate, munitions, and ships at the nearby Dravo Corporation on Neville Island. |
| 52 | Mt. Alvernia Historic District | April 4, 2024 (#100010142) |
146 Hawthorne Road 40°29′34″N 79°58′13″W / 40.4928°N 79.9703°W | Shaler Township | ||
| 53 | Mt. Lebanon Historic District |  |
September 30, 2014 (#14000813) |
Roughly bounded by Gilkeson, Washington, Scott, and Pine Tree Rds., Mt. Lebanon, and Castle Shannon and Cedar Boulevards 40°22′25″N 80°02′56″W / 40.3736°N 80.0489°W | Mt. Lebanon Township | |
| 54 | Oakdale Public School |  |
March 28, 1997 (#97000289) |
33 Hastings Street 40°23′54″N 80°11′00″W / 40.3983°N 80.1833°W | Oakdale | |
| 55 | Oakmont Country Club Historic District |  |
August 17, 1984 (#84003090) |
Hulton Road 40°31′33″N 79°49′36″W / 40.5258°N 79.8268°W | Plum | Oldest top-ranked golf course in the United States, designed by Henry Fownes and Edward Stotz in 1903 |
| 56 | Ohringer Building |  |
August 6, 2020 (#100005421) |
640 Braddock Ave. 40°24′09″N 79°52′03″W / 40.4025°N 79.8675°W | Braddock | |
| 57 | Pennsalt Historic District |  |
July 18, 1985 (#85001571) |
Roughly bounded by Federal, Penn, and Pond Streets, and Philadelphia and Blue Ridge Avenues, in Natrona 40°36′53″N 79°43′17″W / 40.6147°N 79.7213°W | Harrison Township | Former company town of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company |
| 58 | Pennsylvania Railroad Station-Wilkinsburg |  |
July 18, 1985 (#85001568) |
Hay Street at Ross Avenue 40°26′35″N 79°53′17″W / 40.4431°N 79.8881°W | Wilkinsburg | |
| 59 | The Peoples Bank Building | July 5, 2022 (#100007865) |
301 5th Ave. 40°21′04″N 79°51′53″W / 40.35106°N 79.8648°W | McKeesport | ||
| 60 | Reed Hall |  |
November 28, 1980 (#80003401) |
West of Emsworth on Huntington Road 40°30′57″N 80°06′44″W / 40.5158°N 80.1122°W | Kilbuck Township | Reed Hall was part of the former Dixmont State Hospital, which opened in 1862. Architect: Joseph W. Kerr (1815–1888).[9] The entire hospital, including Reed Hall, was demolished in 2006.[9] |
| 61 | St. Nicholas Croatian Church |  |
May 6, 1980 (#80003404) |
24 Maryland Avenue 40°28′37″N 79°58′11″W / 40.4770°N 79.9697°W | Millvale | |
| 62 | St. Thomas Memorial Church |  |
October 4, 2016 (#16000696) |
378 Delaware Ave. 40°31′03″N 79°50′27″W / 40.5174°N 79.8409°W | Oakmont | |
| 63 | Sauer Buildings Historic District |  |
September 11, 1985 (#85002296) |
607-717 Center Avenue 40°29′41″N 79°54′13″W / 40.4948°N 79.903531°W | Aspinwall | The buildings in this district were designed by Frederick C. Sauer (1860–1942), from around 1900 until his death in 1942. |
| 64 | David Shields House |  |
October 29, 1975 (#75001607) |
Shields Lane 40°33′25″N 80°11′59″W / 40.557039°N 80.199761°W | Edgeworth | |
| 65 | John F. Singer House |  |
November 13, 1974 (#74001744) |
1318 Singer Place 40°26′48″N 79°52′56″W / 40.446667°N 79.882222°W | Wilkinsburg | |
| 66 | Sperling Building |  |
May 10, 2005 (#05000410) |
1007-1013 Penn Avenue 40°26′38″N 79°52′45″W / 40.443889°N 79.879167°W | Wilkinsburg | |
| 67 | Thornburg Historic District |  |
December 8, 1982 (#82001529) |
Off Pennsylvania Route 60 40°25′57″N 80°05′00″W / 40.432492°N 80.083267°W | Thornburg | |
| 68 | Turtle Creek High School |  |
August 30, 2007 (#07000880) |
126 Monroeville Avenue 40°24′18″N 79°49′26″W / 40.405°N 79.823889°W | Turtle Creek | |
| 69 | United States Post Office-Sewickley Branch |  |
December 26, 2012 (#12001094) |
200 Broad St. 40°32′13″N 80°11′03″W / 40.53696°N 80.184191°W | Sewickley | |
| 70 | Van Kirk Farm |  |
February 19, 1986 (#86000320) |
Round Hill Road at Scenery Drive 40°14′28″N 79°51′43″W / 40.241028°N 79.861969°W | Elizabeth Township | |
| 71 | Walker-Ewing Log House |  |
January 30, 1976 (#76001593) |
Northeast of Oakdale on Noblestown Road 40°24′40″N 80°09′36″W / 40.411192°N 80.160108°W | Collier Township | Log house built circa 1790 |
| 72 | Nicholas Way House |  |
September 13, 1978 (#78002339) |
108 Beaver Road 40°32′51″N 80°11′19″W / 40.547519°N 80.188511°W | Edgeworth | |
| 73 | Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building |  |
March 6, 1987 (#87000376) |
Marguerite and Bluff Streets 40°23′32″N 79°48′27″W / 40.392122°N 79.8074°W | Wilmerding | Built in 1890, this building contained the offices of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company, founded by George Westinghouse. |
| 74 | George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge |  |
March 28, 1977 (#77001120) |
U.S. Route 30 at Turtle Creek 40°23′38″N 79°50′16″W / 40.393889°N 79.837778°W | East Pittsburgh and North Versailles Township | |
| 75 | Wilkinsburg Historic District |  |
May 14, 2018 (#100002401) |
Roughly bounded by North, E. Swissvale, Center, and Rebecca Aves., Stoner Way, and the MLK Jr. East Busway 40°26′30″N 79°52′43″W / 40.441667°N 79.878611°W | Wilkinsburg | |
| 76 | Wilpen Hall |  |
April 20, 2011 (#11000201) |
889-895 Blackburn Road and 201 Scaife Road 40°32′52″N 80°09′05″W / 40.547778°N 80.151389°W | Sewickley Heights | |
| 77 | Woodville |  |
February 5, 1974 (#74001733) |
South of Heidelberg on Pennsylvania Route 50 40°22′47″N 80°05′47″W / 40.379722°N 80.096389°W | Collier Township | 1785 home of John Neville, tax collector targeted by the Whiskey Rebels. Preserved and restored to near-original condition; today one of the oldest houses in the county. |
Former listing
[edit]| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linden Grove |  |
November 5, 1987 (#87001970) | January 20, 2000 | Grove Road at Library Road and Willow Avenue 40°22′03″N 80°00′51″W / 40.367539°N 80.014289°W | Castle Shannon | Delisted due to extensive alterations. |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Location derived from its NRHP nomination form[permanent dead link]; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"
- ^ Majors, Dan (October 14, 2009). "Riverboat owner to float restaurant idea on river here". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
- ^ "Sunk!: Reason Becky Thatcher took on water not known". Parkersburg News and Sentinel 2010-02-22.
- ^ Dennis B. Roddy, "Crews begin demolishing historic ship on Ohio River", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tuesday, March 09, 2010.
- ^ a b Sewickley Valley Historical Society Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Signals, XXXIII, Number 5, February 2006. Architect J. W. Kerr Leaves His Mark: Western Pennsylvania's Prolific Architect, W. Brewster Cockrell. Retrieved on November 19, 2009.
