Pennsylvania Railroad Station (Pittsburgh)
N 40° 26.654 W 079° 59.597
17T E 585374 N 4477551
Pittsburgh's grand old railroad station is now a luxury condominium building.
Waymark Code: WMWTA
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2006
Views: 76
In bygone days, a city's railroad terminal was the gateway to the city, just as airports are today. So, they were built grand to be impressive. Pittsburgh's PRR Terminal certainly fits the bill.
Designed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, the station was built in 1898 to 1903. It saw a major restoration in the 1980's, when the former hotel portion was converted to condominiums. The most amazing part of the restoration was the sandblasting of the exterior. Covered with years of soot and smoke from Pittsburgh's former days as a "hell with the lid off" steel town, a beautiful terra cotta building emerged. The most striking feature is the rotunda, where carriages and cars would pull up to pick up arriving passengers.
Street address:
1100 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA USA
15222
County / Borough / Parish: Allegheny
Year listed: 1976
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Commerce/Trade, Transportation (Railroad)
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Historic function: Passenger and Freight Railroad terminal
Current function: Residential/Condominiums (former hotel); passenger railroad station
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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