List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations


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 12 historic districts designated by the Pittsburgh City Council through 2010. The table is initially sorted alphabetically by their official listing.
District nameImageDate listedLocation
Allegheny West Historic DistrictDistrict boundaries viewable here
Alpha Terrace Historic DistrictDistrict boundaries viewable here
Deutschtown Historic DistrictDistrict boundaries viewable here
East Carson Street Historic District
Expanded
District boundaries viewable here
Manchester Historic DistrictDistrict boundaries viewable here
Market Square Historic DistrictDistrict boundaries viewable here
Mexican War Streets Historic DistrictDistrict boundaries viewable here
Murray Hill Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict boundaries viewable here
Oakland Civic Center Historic DistrictDistrict boundaries viewable here
Oakland Square Historic DistrictDistrict guidelines are available here
Penn-Liberty Historic District
Expanded
District boundaries viewable here
Schenley Farms Historic DistrictDistrict boundaries viewable here

Objects

The following table the three historic objects, designated by the Pittsburgh City Council as of July 2010. The table is initially sorted alphabetically by their official listing.
District nameImageDate listedLocation
"Horse Tamer" sculpturesHighland Park
Tu Es Petrus and St. George and the Dragon Stained Glass WindowsJanuary 1, 2016823 Climax Street
"Welcome" sculpturesHighland 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 nameImageDate listedLocation
Allegheny Commons ParksNovember 26, 1990Site boundaries viewable here
Catahecassa SpringE. Circuit Road, Schenley Park
Howe SpringsFebruary 2017Fifth Avenue between S. Highland Ave. and College St.
Voegtly SpringFebruary 2017Damas Street
Westinghouse MemorialSchenley Park

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 nameImageDate listedLocation
141 Mayflower Street141 Mayflower Street
1530 Federal Street1530 Federal Street
Aberlie House122-124 East North Avenue
Albright United Methodist ChurchSeptember 2016486 S. Graham Street
Allegheny ArsenalPenn Avenue at 40th Street
Allegheny City Stables836 West North Avenue
Allegheny County Courthouse436 Grant Street
Allegheny County Jail400 block Ross Street
Allegheny County Mortuary542 Fourth Avenue
Allegheny LibraryAllegheny Center
Allegheny Middle School 810 Arch Street
Arsenal Middle School 3901 Butler Street
August Wilson's boyhood home1727 Bedford Avenue
Bayard School4830 Hatfield Street
Beltzhoover Elementary School320 Cedarhurst Street
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts207 Seventh Street
Bradberry ApartmentsNominated:
October 2019
1130 Reddour St.
Byers-Lyons House 901 Ridge Avenue
Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Building Allegheny Square
Calvary United Methodist ChurchAllegheny Avenue at Beech Avenue
Card Lane Carriage House7122–7128 Card Lane-
Carrick Municipal Building1806 Brownsville Road
Cathedral of Learning4200 Fifth Avenue
2621 Centre Avenue - The YMCA Building2621 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh Children's Museum10 Children's Way, Allegheny Center
Colfax Elementary School2332 Beechwood Boulevard
Concord Elementary School2340 Brownsville Road
Connelley Vocational High School1435 Bedford Avenue
David P. Oliver High School2323 Brighton Road
Dilworth Traditional Academy 6200 Stanton Avenue
Dower's Tavern 1000 Beck’s Run Road
Emmanuel Episcopal Church957 West North Avenue
Engine Company No. 1 and No. 30344 Boulevard of the Allies
Engine Company No. 31416 Arch Street
Fairhaven Church2415 Saw Mill Run Boulevard
Ferris House 1318 Arch Street
Fifth Avenue High School1800 Fifth Avenue
Friendship Elementary School 5501 Friendship Avenue
Stephen Foster Community Center 286 Main Street
Garden Theatre12 West North Avenue
The New Granada Theater2009-13 Centre Avenue
Greater Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Christ
Greenfield Elementary School1 Alger Street
Guckenheimer Warehouse125 First Avenue
Hazelwood Branch - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh4748 Monongahela Street
Heathside Cottage416 Catoma Street
Hefty House624–626 East Ohio Street-
Homewood Branch - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh7101 Hamilton Avenue
Howe-Childs Gate House5918 Fifth Avenue
Immanuel Church1000 Madison Avenue
Iron City Brewery3340 Liberty Avenue
John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church594 Herron Avenue
B. F. Jones House 808 Ridge Avenue
King Estate or Baywood5501 Elgin Street
Langley High School2940 Sheradan Boulevard
Lawrenceville Branch - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh279 Fisk Street
Lemington Elementary School7061 Lemington Avenue
Lincoln Elementary School 328 Lincoln Avenue
Lord & Taylor Department Store 514 Smithfield Street
Lowen-Shaffer House311 Lowenhill Street
Mackintosh-Hemphill Company Buildings 901-11 Bingham Street
Madison Elementary School 3401 Milwaukee Street
Malta Temple100 West North Avenue
Mamaux Building121-23 First Avenue
Mifflin Elementary School1290 Mifflin Road
Monongahela InclineBetween West Carson Street, near Smithfield Street, and Grandview Avenue
Moreland-Hoffstot House5057 Fifth Avenue
Mount Washington Branch - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh315 Grandview Avenue
Naser's Tavern4025–4029 Butler Street
National Negro Opera Company House7101 Apple Street
Neill Log HouseEast Circuit Road near Serpentine Drive in Schenley Park
Old Heidelberg Apartments401-423 South Braddock Avenue
Old Stone Tavern 434 Greentree Road
Oliver Bath House38 S. 10th Street
Overbrook Municipal Building2410 Saw Mill Run Boulevard
Panther Hollow BridgeSchenley Park
Paramount Pictures Film Exchange1727 Boulevard of the Allies
Pennsylvania National Bank BuildingNominated:
August 2019
3400 Butler Street
Perry Traditional Academy3875 Perrysville Avenue
Peterson House172 46th Street
Phipps ConservatorySchenley Park
Pittsburgh City-County BuildingNominated:
October 23, 2019
414 Grant Street
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad StationSmithfield Street near West Carson Street
Pittsburgh Wash House3495 Butler Street
Roslyn Place Roslyn Place
St. Anthony of Padua Shrine1700 Harpster Street
Saint Mary's Academy Building340 46th Street
Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church & Rectory21 Pius Street
Saint Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church
1326 East Ohio Street
Schenley BridgeSchenley Park
Schiller Classical Academy 1018 Peralta Street
Sellers-Carnahan House400 Shady Avenue
Sheraden Homestead2803 Bergman Street
Smithfield Street BridgeSmithfield Street over the Monongahela River
W. P. Snyder House 852 Ridge Avenue
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall Museum4141 Fifth Avenue
South Side Market HouseSouth 12th and Bingham Streets at Bedford Square
South Side Presbyterian Church1926 Sarah Street
Sterrett Classical Academy 7100 Reynolds Street
Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School 824 Crucible Street
Sunnyledge 5136 Fifth Avenue
Tufa BridgesSchenley Park
Turney House160 43rd Street
U.S. Post Office and CourthouseNominated:
July 2019
700 Grant Street
Victoria Hall 201 South Winebiddle Street
Walton House4412–4414 Plummer Street
West End Branch - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh47 Wabash Street
Westinghouse High School1101 North Murtland Street
Wigman House1425 Brownsville Road
Woods House4604 Monongahela Street
Woolslair Elementary Gifted Center 40th Street & Liberty Avenue
Workingman's Savings Bank & Trust Co.800 East Ohio Street

Nominations