Allegheny County Courthouse

1899

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Allegheny County Courthouse
  • Title
  • Allegheny County Courthouse
  • Creator
  • Frederick T. Gretton
  • Identifier
  • MSP328.B001.F01.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP328.B001.F01.I01
  • Description
  • Caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Rear View - Allegheny County Courthouse and jail at time of dedication (note the flags flying on the tower). Left- 1. Fourth Avenue Baptist Church - corner 4th and Ross Streets, 2. First Ward School, 3. Old Iron City College, 4. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 5. St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, 6. Trinity Episcopal Church (now cathedral), 7. German Lutheran Church, 8. County Morgue, 9. Jail Wall, 10. Fourth Avenue Station.” The official dedication of the building was July 4th, 1899, although the cornerstone and decorative emblems show the date 1897.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Allegheny County Courthouse (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Allegheny County Morgue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Frederick T. Gretton Photographs, 1857-1953, MSP 328, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Frederick T. Gretton Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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