List of University of Pittsburgh buildings
The lists of University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center buildings catalog only the currently-existing Pitt- and UPMC-owned buildings and structures that reside within the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the home of the university's and medical center's main campuses. Although the University and the closely affiliated University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are tightly intertwined both institutionally and geographically, including the sharing and leasing arrangements of resources and facilities, buildings primarily owned by UPMC are listed separately because the University and UPMC are technically separate legal entities.
University of Pittsburgh
The major concentration of buildings that comprise Pitt's main campus is centered in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, however a few facilities are scattered elsewhere throughout the city, including the adjacent Shadyside neighborhood. Along with regional campuses in Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville, Pitt also has a Computer Center in RIDC Park in Blawnox, the Plum Boro Science Center in Plum, the University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center in Harmarville, Pennsylvania, the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology in Linesville, Pennsylvania, and the Allen L. Cook Spring Creek Preserve archeological research site in Spring Creek, Wyoming.Table of Pitt-owned buildings in Pittsburgh
Buildings in the sortable table below are initially listed alphabetically.Image | Building | Constructed | Acquired | Architect | Style | Location | Usage | Designations |
530 Melwood Avenue | 1989 | Oakland | Motor pool repairs | |||||
3619-3621 Forbes Ave | 2017 | Oakland | Offices/retail | |||||
4600 5th Ave | 1961 | Oakland | Bank | |||||
Allegheny Observatory | 1900–1912 | 1900–1912 | T.E. Billquist | Greek Revival | Riverview Park | Physics and astronomy | U.S. National Register of Historic Places Pennsylvania State Historical Designation Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Allen Hall | 1913–1914 | 1939 | J. H. Giesey | Greek Revival | Oakland | Physics and astronomy | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Alumni Hall | 1914–1915 | 1993 | Benno Janssen | Greek Revival | Oakland | Alumni; mixed | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Amos Hall | 1924 | 1955 | Henry Hornbostel, with collaboration from Rutan & Russell and Eric Fisher Wood | Oakland | Residence hall | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | ||
Barco Law Building | 1976 | 1976 | Johnstone, Newcomer and Valentour | Brutalist | Oakland | Law | ||
Bates Hill Apartments | 1985 | Oakland | Apartments | |||||
Bellefield Hall | 1924 | 1984–1994 | Benno Janssen | Italianate | Oakland | Mixed academic | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Bellefield Towers | 1889 1985–1987 | 1999 | Frederick J. Osterling Stephen Casey, Urban Design Associates | Richardsonian Romanesque | Oakland | Medical offices | ||
Benedum Hall | 1971; Mascaro Center addition: 2008–2009 | 1971 | Deeter Ritchey Sippel Mascaro addition: EDGO Studio & NBBJ | Oakland | Engineering | Pennsylvania Society AIA Honor Award Pennsylvania Society AIA Distinguished Building Award CRSI Design Award: Educational Facility Category | ||
Biomedical Science Tower South | 1994–1995 | 1994–1995 | Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates | Oakland | Research | |||
Biomedical Science Tower 3 | 2003–2005 | 2003–2005 | Payette Associates Inc. and JSA | Oakland | Research | 2007 Lab of the Year Special Mention, R&D Magazine 2007 Merit Award, AIA/New England 2007 Award for Design, Boston Society of Architects 2006 Honor Award, AIA/Pittsburgh | ||
Brackenridge Hall | 1924 | 1955 | Henry Hornbostel, with collaboration from Rutan & Russell and Eric Fisher Wood | Oakland | Residence hall | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | ||
Bruce Hall | 1924 | 1955 | Henry Hornbostel, with collaboration from Rutan & Russell and Eric Fisher Wood | Oakland | Residence hall | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | ||
Bouquet Gardens | 1999–2000; Building J: 2011 | 1999–2000 | Renaissance 3 Architects, P.C. | Oakland | Residence hall | |||
Building 5 | Oakland | Utility | ||||||
Carrillo Street Steam Plant | 2004 | 2004 | JSA | Oakland | Maintenance | 3-star winner, Enviro-Star Awards | ||
Cathedral of Learning | 1926–1937 | 1926–1937 | Charles Klauder | Gothic Revival | Oakland | Mixed academic | U.S. National Register of Historic Places Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District City of Pittsburgh Designated Landmark Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering | 1993 | 1993 | Robert S. Pfaffmann, Bohlin Powell Larkin Cywinski | Oakland | Research | 1993 Award for Excellence in Architectural Design Pennsylvania Society of Architects, 1993 Honor Award AIA Pittsburgh, 1993 Honor Award Metal Construction Association Awards | ||
Central Oakland Apartments | 1971 | Oakland | Apartments | |||||
Center Plaza Apartments | 1994 | Shadyside | Student apartments | |||||
Chancellor's Residence | 1896 | 1966 | Peabody and Stearns | Colonial Revival | Shadyside | Housing | Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Chevron Science Center | 1974 Annex 2011 | 1974 | Kuhn, Newcomer & Valentour Annex: Wilson Architects and Renaissance 3 Architects | Oakland | Chemistry | Second place, Lab of the Year, Industrial Research magazine | ||
Child Development Center | 1904 | 1992 | Solon Spencer Beman | Greek Revival | Shadyside | UCDC | Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Clapp Hall | 1956 | 1956 | Trautwein & Howard | Gothic Revival | Oakland | Biology | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District | |
College Gardens Apartments | 1969 | Shadyside | Apartments | |||||
Cost Sports Center | 1990 | 1990 | Oakland | Athletics | ||||
Craig Hall | 1988 | Modern | Oakland | Office | ||||
Crabtree Hall | 1969 | 1969 | Deeter Ritchey Sippel | Oakland | Public health | |||
Crawford Hall | 1968 | 1968 | Oakland | Neuroscience | ||||
Croatian Fraternal Union Building | 1929 | 2018 | Pierre A. Liesch | Flemish Gothic Revival | Oakland | slated for demolition | nominated | |
Darragh Street Apartment Complex | 2007 | 2007 | Renaissance 3 Architects, P.C. | Oakland | Apartments | |||
David Lawrence Hall | 1968 | 1968 | Johnstone, McMillin & Associates | Oakland | Mixed academic | |||
Eberly Hall | 1920–1921 | 1920–1921 | Benno Janssen | Greek Revival | Oakland | Chemistry | ||
Eureka Building | 1924 | 1993 | Oakland | Facilities management | ||||
Falk Clinic | 1931 | 1931 | Edward Purcell Mellon | Oakland | Medical | |||
Falk School | 1931 Addition: 2007–2009 | 1931 | Janssen and Cocken Addition: Perkin Eastman | Oakland | Education | |||
Fitzgerald Field House | 1951 | 1951 | Oakland | Athletics | ||||
Forbes Craig Apartments | 1964 | Oakland | Residence hall | |||||
Forbes Pavilion | 1964 | 1977 | Oakland | Residence hall | ||||
Ford Motor Building | 1915 | 2018 | John Graham | Bloomfield | Research | U.S. National Register of Historic Places | ||
Fraternity Housing Complex | 1984 | 1984 | Oakland | Housing | ||||
Frick Fine Arts Building | 1962–1965 | 1962–1965 | Burton Kenneth Johnstone | Neo-Renaissance | Oakland | Art | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District | |
Gardner Steel Conference Center | 1911–1912 | 1920 | Kiehnel & Elliott | Early Modern | Oakland | Mixed academic | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Gold Building | 1986? | 2000 | Oakland | Office and laboratories | ||||
Heinz Memorial Chapel | 1933–1938 | 1933–1938 | Charles Klauder | Gothic Revival | Oakland | Religious performance | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Hillman Library | 1965–1968 | 1965–1968 | Celli-Flynn and Associates Kuhn, Newcomer & Valentour Max Abramovitz | Oakland | Library | 1996 Timeless Award for Enduring Design, Pittsburgh chapter of the American Institute of Architects | ||
Holland Hall | 1924 | 1955 | Henry Hornbostel, with collaboration from Rutan & Russell and Eric Fisher Wood | Oakland | Residence hall | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | ||
Information Sciences Building | 1965 | 1968 | Tasso Katselas | Brutalist | Oakland | Information science | ||
Irvis Hall | 2004 | 2004 | Perkins Eastman Architects | Oakland | Residence hall | |||
Langley Hall | 1959–1961 | 1959–1961 | Oakland | Biology | ||||
Learning Research and Development Center | 1974 | 1974 | Harrison & Abramovitz | Oakland | Education | various architectural awards | ||
Life Science Annex | 2007 | 2007 | Burt Hill | Oakland | Biology neuroscience | |||
Litchfield Towers | 1963 | 1963 | Deeter & Ritchey | Oakland | Residence hall | |||
Loeffler Building | 2003 | Oakland | Office | |||||
Log Cabin | 1820–1830s | 1986 | Oakland | Storage | ||||
Lothrop Hall | 1950–1953 | 1950–1953 | Oakland | Residence hall | ||||
Mayflower Apartments | 1963 | Oakland | Apartments | |||||
McCormick Hall | 1924 | 1955 | Henry Hornbostel, with collaboration from Rutan & Russell and Eric Fisher Wood | Oakland | Residence hall | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | ||
McGowan Institute Laboratory Building | 1999–2002 | 1999–2002 | IKM, Inc. | South Side | Research | gold LEED award from the U.S. Green Building Council | ||
Melwood Maintenance Building | 1986 | Oakland | Maintenance | |||||
Mervis Hall | 1983 | 1983 | IKM/SGE | Oakland | Business | |||
Music Building | 1884 | 1953 | Longfellow, Alden & Harlow | Richardsonian Romanesque | Oakland | Music | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District | |
Nordenberg Hall | 2012–2013 | 2012–2013 | Mackey Mitchell Architects and MacLachlan, Cornelius, & Filoni | Oakland | Residence hall | |||
Oakwood Apartments | 1971 | Oakland | Apartments | |||||
O'Hara Street Garage | 1960 | 1960 | Oakland | Garage | ||||
O'Hara Student Center | 1913 | 2009 | Charles Bickel | Romanesque Revival | Oakland | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District | ||
Old Engineering Hall | 1954–1955 | 1954–1955 | Oakland | Engineering; physics | ||||
Oxford Building | 1992 | Oakland | Office rental | |||||
Parran Hall | 1957 Addition: 2011–2013 | 1957 | Eggers & Higgins Addition:Renaissance 3 Architects and Wilson Architects | Oakland | Public health | |||
Panther Hall | 2006 | 2006 | Perkins Eastman Architects | Oakland | Residence hall | |||
Parkvale Building | 1911 | 2018 | Frederick J. Osterling | Beaux-Arts | Oakland | Office | ||
Petersen Events Center | 2002 | 2002 | Apostolou Associates and Rosser International of Atlanta | Oakland | Athletics | 2003 Innovative Architecture & Design Honor Award | ||
Petersen Sports Complex | 2011 | 2011 | L. Robert Kimball and Associates | Oakland | Athletics | |||
Posvar Hall | 1975–1978 | 1975–1978 | Johnstone Newcomer & Valentour Max Abramowitz | Brutalist | Oakland | Mixed academic; secondary computer datacenter | ||
Quality Inn University Center | 1999 | Oakland | Rental; hotel | |||||
Rand Building | 2004–2006 | 2004–2006 | Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann | Oakland | Rental | |||
Ruskin Hall | 1921–1922 | 1958 | H. L. Stevens & Company | Oakland | Residence hall | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District | ||
Salk Hall | 1941 Addition: 2012–2014 | 1957 | Richard Irving and Theodore Eicholz Addition: Ballinger Architects | Art Deco | Oakland | Dental; pharmacy | Pennsylvania State Historical Designation Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Salk Hall Annex | 1967 | 1967 | Deeter, Ritchey, and Sippel | Oakland | Dental; pharmacy | |||
Scaife Hall | 1954–1956 | 1954–1956 | Schmidt, Garden and Erickson | Oakland | Medical | |||
Sennott Square | 2002 | 2002 | JSA | Oakland | Mixed academic | |||
Space Research Coordination Center | 1965 | 1965 | Deeter & Ritchey | Oakland | Physics and astronomy | |||
Stephen Foster Memorial | 1937 | 1937 | Charles Klauder | Gothic Revival | Oakland | Theatre | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pennsylvania State Historical Designation Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Sutherland Hall | 1992 | 1992 | Oakland | Residence hall | ||||
Thackeray Hall | 1923–1925 | 1968 | Abram Garfield | Early Classical | Oakland | Math administration | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District | |
Thaw Hall | 1910 | 1910 | Henry Hornbostel | Greek Revival | Oakland | Physics and astronomy | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
Thomas Boulevard Library Resource Facility | 1986 | Point Breeze | Library | |||||
Thomas Detre Hall of the WPIC | 1938–1940 | 1949 | Raymond Marlier | Art Deco | Oakland | Medical | ||
Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower | 1990 | 1990 | Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates | Oakland | Research | Lab of the Year, R&D Magazine | ||
Trees Field | Oakland | Athletics | ||||||
Trees Hall | 1958–1962 Phase II: 1965 | 1958–1962 | Deeter & Ritchey | Oakland | Athletics | |||
Twentieth Century Club | 1910 Renovated/expanded 1930 | 2020 | Benno Janssen | Renaissance Revival | Oakland | undecided | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District | |
University Club | 1923; addition 1963 | 2005 | Henry Hornbostel | Oakland | Faculty club | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District | ||
University Public Safety Building | 2006 | 2006 | Strada, LLC | Oakland | Security | |||
Van de Graaff Building | 1964 | 1964 | Oakland | Physics | ||||
Victoria Building | 1977 | 1977 | Deeter, Ritchey, and Sippel | Oakland | Nursing | |||
William Pitt Union | 1898 | 1956 | Rutan & Russell | Beaux-Arts | Oakland | Student center | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District Pennsylvania State Historical Designation Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark |
Table of former Pitt-owned buildings in Pittsburgh
The following table lists buildings that were owned and utilized by the university but have subsequently been either sold or demolished.Image | Building | Constructed/ acquired | Demolished or sold | Architect | Style | Location | Usage | Designations | Replaced by |
118 Craft Avenue | 1930/1996 | 2014 | Oakland | Residential/rental | empty lot | ||||
Automotive-Highway Laboratory | 1919 | Demo: | Oakland | Automotive and highway materials laboratories | none | ||||
DeSoto Hall | acquired 1948 | Demo | Oakland | Men's dormatory | |||||
Graduate House | acquired 1949 | Oakland | Graduate student housing | ||||||
Heinz House | 1919 | Demo: | Oakland | Women's social hall, Dean of Women's offices | none | ||||
Mineral Industries Building | 1912 | Demo: 2001 | Henry Hornbostel | Greek Revival | Oakland | School of Dental Medicine/ Engineering and other various departments | none | ||
Oak Manor | ? acquired 1921 | Demo: 1930 | Oakland | Faculty club | UPMC Presbyterian | ||||
Pennsylvania Hall | 1910-11 | Demo: 1998 | Henry Hornbostel | Greek Revival | Oakland | School of Medicine/ various departments | Pennsylvania Hall | ||
State Hall | 1908-1910 | Demo: 1971 | Henry Hornbostel | Greek Revival | Oakland | Administration, engineering, classrooms, library | Chevron Science Center | ||
Pitt Stadium | 1925 | Demo: 1999 | W. S. Hindman | Greek Revival | Oakland | Athletic stadium | Petersen Events Center | ||
Trees Gymnasium | 1912 | Demo: | Greek Revival | Oakland | Gymnasium | VA Hospital, University Drive | |||
University Place Office Building | 1924 | Demo: 2011 | Edward B. Lee and associate architect J. B. Blair | Renaissance revival | Oakland | University Center for Social and Urban Research | Contributing Property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District | Nordenberg Hall |
UPMC
The flagship of UPMC's hospital network is centered in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh within, and adjacent to, the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Many university departments, institutes and programs are housed within UPMC facilities and vice versa. The administrative headquarters of UPMC are moving into the top floors of the U.S. Steel Tower in downtown Pittsburgh. In Pennsylvania, UPMC also owns and operates facilities outside Pittsburgh including hospitals in Aspinwall, Bedford, Braddock, Cranberry, Greenville, McCandless,, Seneca, and Farrell, as well as operating ISMETT, located in Palermo, Sicily. UPMC also owns and operates a variety of other facilities inside Pennsylvania including cancer centers, retirement and long-term care facilities, and community and medical and surgical facilities.Table of UPMC-owned buildings in Pittsburgh
The sortable table below has its included buildings initially listed alphabetically.Image | Building | Constructed | Architect | Style | Location | Usage | Designations |
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | 1927, + | York & Sawyer with collaboration from Edward Purcell Mellon | Oakland | Hospital | |||
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | 2003–2009 | Astorino | Lawrenceville | Hospital research | |||
Clinical Labs Building | Oakland | Laboratories | |||||
Fifth Avenue Rental Property | Oakland | Office | |||||
Forbes Tower | 1996 | Tasso Katselas Associates | Oakland | Mixed academic office | |||
Hill Building | Oakland | Office and laboratories | |||||
Hillman Cancer Center | 1999–2002 | IKM | Shadyside | Cancer center | 2003 Circle of Design Excellence Award Western PA Golden Trowel Award, 2003 | ||
Iroquois Building | 1901–1903 | Frederick Osterling | Oakland | Office | |||
Kaufmann Medical Building | 1950 | Oakland | Clinic | ||||
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC | 1915, + | Thorsten Bilquist | Oakland | Hospital | |||
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Administrative Offices | 1930 | The McCormick Co. | Oakland | Offices | former Isaly's Dairy building | ||
Magee-Womens Research Institute | Oakland | Research | |||||
Merex Building | Oakland | Office | |||||
Medical Arts Building | 1932 | Maximilian Nirdlinger | Art Deco | Oakland | Office | ||
Oakland House | Oakland | Office | |||||
UPMC Eye & Ear Institute | Edward Purcell Mellon | Oakland | Hospital | ||||
UPMC Mercy | 1918, 1972 | MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni Architects, Inc. | Bluff | Hospital | |||
UPMC Montefiore | 1927 | Schmidt, Garden & Erikson with collaboration from Henry Hornbostel | Oakland | Hospital | |||
UPMC Presbyterian | 1930-38 | York & Sawyer, with Edward Purcell Mellon | Oakland | Hospital | |||
UPMC Shadyside | Shadyside | Hospital | |||||
UPMC Shadyside – Shadyside Place | Shadyside | ||||||
Professional Building | Oakland | Office | |||||
UPMC South Side | South Side | Hospital | |||||
UPMC Sports Performance Complex | 1999–2000 | Astorino | South Side | Specialty clinic | Commercial Project of the Year – Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania Honored as a Top Project in the Pennsylvania & Delaware Valley Region |