Enjoy modernisms of 1928 (L) and 1930 (R) during your Pittsburgh tourisms this summer.

In downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 12th, 2020, the Law and Finance Building (built 1927-1928) at the northeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Cherry Way; and The Pittsburgher (built 1928-1930 as the Pittsburgher Hotel, later known as the Lawyers Building) at the southeast corner of Forbes Avenue and Cherry Way, as viewed from the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Grant Street. The buildings are "contributing properties" to the Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District, 85003216 and 13000251 on the National Register of Historic Places.

 

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Allegheny (county) (7013272)

• Pittsburgh (7013927)

 

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

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Wikidata items:

• 12 July 2020 (Q57396813)

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• 1930s in architecture (Q16482516)

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• National Register of Historic Places (Q3719)

• Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District (Q7199245)

• Treaty of Fort Stanwix (Q246501)

• Western Pennsylvania (Q7988152)

 

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• Brick walls (sh85016796)

• Hotels—Pennsylvania (sh85062502)

• Office buildings—Pennsylvania (sh91002286)

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